Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
The MAGAZINE of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Spring 2014 | www.jhsph.edu
News Briefs
All Steamed Up
E-cigs are ubiquitous in ads and in the hands of "vapers." Are they the solution to anti-tobacco efforts or gateway gadgets?
A Shower Cap EEG in Bhutan
Bhutan has 10,000 people with epilepsy, one EEG and not a single neurologist. Farrah Mateen has a solution.
Danger: Plasmodium Crossing
Among the challenges in preventing malaria transmission: People move, and mosquitoes don’t recognize borders.
Gauging Gun Risks
A history of violent acts or serious substance abuse, not mental illness alone, should determine who is allowed to own a gun and who isn’t.
Sound Medicine
Harnessing the power of music—using a science-based approach—to improve the lives of Alzheimer’s patients.
Finally, the “How” of ALS
Scientists discover how the mutation commonly found on a gene called C9ORF72 derails normal cell functions.
An Alarming Trend in Maternal Health
We need to know why maternal death and near-death has spiked in the U.S.
Still Waters
This gallery by photojournalist Kuni Takahashi illustrates key preventative measures initiated by Bloomberg Philanthropies in Bangladesh where 12,000 children drown annually.
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