Category: Health and Medicine

guest post by Margaret Humphreys In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Jennifer Leaning and Debarati Guha-Sapir explore the public health implications of natural disasters. At first the fact that wars and disasters kill people may provoke an eye-roll response—“Oh, gee, I didn’t know that”—but a closer reading evokes a broader…

guest post by Margaret Humphreys In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Jennifer Leaning and Debarati Guha-Sapir explore the public health implications of natural disasters. At first the fact that wars and disasters kill people may provoke an eye-roll response—“Oh, gee, I didn’t know that”—but a closer reading evokes a broader…

The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine.Guest post by  Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.Itch, either acute or chronic, shares many similarities with pain. Both conditions are bothersome and they follow the same neural pathway, traveling through the nervous system. When you encounter…

The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine.Guest post by  Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.Itch, either acute or chronic, shares many similarities with pain. Both conditions are bothersome and they follow the same neural pathway, traveling through the nervous system. When you encounter…

With academic meetings, book launches, and the start of holiday signings, November is a hectic month for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  Highlights include an all-day symposium to welcome the publication of The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity along with the annual celebration of University Press Week from November 11 to…

With academic meetings, book launches, and the start of holiday signings, November is a hectic month for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  Highlights include an all-day symposium to welcome the publication of The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity along with the annual celebration of University Press Week from November 11 to…

Special Discount! Enter code HDPD at checkout to receive a 30% discount on all books featured in this blog post. News and Notes / Praise and Reviews Midday with Dan Rodricks hosted Marian Moser Jones, author of The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal. Janine Barchas, author of Matters of Fact…

Guest post by Joseph November The debate over health care has shut down the federal government, but one thing both parties seem to agree upon is that investing in information technology offers a way to better, cheaper medicine for Americans. In a 2009 op-ed piece titled “How to Take American Health Care From Worst to…

guest post by Peter L. Beilenson, M.D., M.P.H. October 1, 2013 was probably the most significant day in American health care policy since the inauguration of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, nearly 50 years ago. On the first day of the month, the most important mechanism for increasing access to newly available affordable health insurance—the…

The Doctor Is In is an occasional series where JHU Press authors discuss the latest developments and news in health and medicine. Guest post by Susan J. Noonan, M.D., M.P.H. Thursday, October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a time for each of us to reflect on our own mental health and the relationships that we…