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Drug overdose deaths are at an all time high, with social ills, availability of lethal substances and barriers to care all involved. Mandy Cohen, director of the CDC, said in a recent talk at Johns Hopkins that the federal agency …

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Neighborhood Nursing is the name of a new program aiming to improve the health of individuals and communities in Baltimore by embedding a nurse and a community health worker near at hand for residents. Sarah Szanton, dean of the Johns …

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When it comes to health, prevention of infection and disease is by far the best strategy. CDC director Mandy Cohen says the agency is taking prevention on by strongly supporting young families at a recent talk at Johns Hopkins. Cohen: …

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Since Covid, rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide have risen, along with substance use disorders. Helping Americans deal with these issues is a top priority for the CDC, according to Mandy Cohen, CDC director, in a recent talk at Johns …

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Sharing and integrating data is one of the top priorities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, says director Mandy Cohen at a recent Johns Hopkins talk. Cohen: Infectious disease or non infectious disease we need the …

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You probably heard a lot about the CDC, short for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during the pandemic, likely more than you wanted to know. Mandy Cohen, the center’s director, came to Johns Hopkins recently to talk about the …

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Almost all adults will experience pain in their shoulders at some point. Johns Hopkins head of shoulder surgery Edward McFarland says it’s very simple to start with stretching. McFarland: When you do have shoulder pain one of the things that …

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