Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
The MAGAZINE of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Special Issue 2013 | www.jhsph.edu
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Death & Data
"It Would Break Your Heart"
Feature: Worried about buried chemicals, some people in Frederick, Maryland want to know: Is there a cancer cluster there, and is Fort Detrick the cause?
The Way Forward
Side Note: Difficult investigations of potential cancer clusters are unavoidable, so we have to do the best science to better understand causes and prevent future losses, says epidemiologist Thomas Burke.
A Sip of Water
Essay: A surgeon confronts a wounded deer—and his own limitations—before realizing that a sip of water may be the best medicine after all.
The Mathematics of Mortality
Conversation: Vladimir Canudas Romo explains the art and science of demography.
Mom's Second Chance
First-Person: Remembering a desperate time in his mother’s life, Daniel Webster is grateful for one thing. There were no guns in the house.
Life Summit
Special Report: 23 experts, 450 attendees, a mayor and a governor chart solutions to America’s gun violence problem.
Investigations
Briefs: Road traffic injuries, the virtual patient project, tweaking city zoning, clues to longer living.
Dying Words
The first alum to answer our invitation to share thoughts about death penned a limerick; dozens more wrote a trove of essays, poems and other reflections.
Highest Rated
- Maternity's Thin Line (14 votes, average rating: 5)
- It Would Break Your Heart (10 votes, average rating: 5)
- Investigations (7 votes, average rating: 5)
- Since Her Death (7 votes, average rating: 5)
- Open Mike (5 votes, average rating: 5)
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