Public Health Video Podcasts from Johns Hopkins

New research by Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH, indicates that more than 18 million men in the United States are affected by erectile dysfunction. She explains how age, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a lack of physical activity contribute to this condition.

Apoptosis--or cell suicide--helps rid the body of infected and damaged cells, but when it goes awry it can cause disease. The Bloomberg School''s Marie Hardwick, PhD, talks about her pioneering research into the phenomenon and how it may lead to new ways to prevent disease. Interview with Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine editor Brian W. Simpson.

"If you want to save the world, work with good people," advises Paul Farmer in an interview with Hopkins Sommer Scholars Lydia Mann-Bondat and Raj Panjabi. The founder of Partners in Health and the subject of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains talks about his most recent work in Rwanda and shares his advice for those interested in global health. (Excerpts from the interview.)

Four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, Kellogg Schwab, PhD, was on a plane to Alabama, sent there by the American Red Cross to assist with the assessment of shelters in the region. Dr. Schwab sat down with us to discuss his observations and his role in the assessment.

Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, India's minister for health and family welfare, discusses improvements to health in India.

Sommer Scholars Jessica Greenberg and Raj Panjabi interview former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson. Robinson was the keynote speaker for the 2006 Annual Dr. Leroy E. Burney Lecture on April 11 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In her presentation, "Realizing Rights in Practical Ways: Tackling Poverty in Africa," she addressed the need for grassroots efforts to establish integrated health care systems to combat poverty.

Mowing the lawn can be a weekly ritual of the spring and summer months for many Americans. However each year, nearly 80,000 Americans require hospital treatment from injuries caused by lawn mowers, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers also concluded that the number of injuries from lawn mowers is increasing, with the majority of injuries occurring in children under age 15 and adults age 60 and older. The most common injuries were caused by strikes from debris, such as rocks and branches, propelled by the mower's spinning blades. The study, published in the April 2006 online edition of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, is the first to examine the extent and mechanisms of lawn mower injuries nationwide.

Fotis Kafatos, PhD, a world-renowned biologist at the Imperial College London, was the keynote speaker at the Third International Malaria Research Conference sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. The conference was held March 20 and 21 in Baltimore, Md. In an interview with George Dimopoulos, PhD, a former student of Kafatos and an assistant professor in the Bloomberg School''''''''''''''''s Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Kafatos discussed his career and the importance of his malaria research.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 11, a panel of experts, moderated by Dr. Lynn R. Goldman, professor in the Bloomberg School''s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, discusses public health pandemic planning and response.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 9, Ellen Silbergeld, a professor in the Bloomberg School''s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, discusses the avian influenza risk and the interface between humans and animals.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 9, Ellen Silbergeld, a professor in the Bloomberg School''s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, discusses the avian influenza risk and the interface between humans and animals.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 8, Dr. Trish Perl, associate professor of Medicine and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, discusses the transmission and tracking of pandemic flu in a hospital setting.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 7, Jean Taylor, an epidemiologist with the Office of Epidemiology and Disease Control Programs for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, discusses public health approaches for preventing and controlling avian flu.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 6, keynote speaker, Patrick Leahy, acting director of the U.S. Geological Survey, discusses the wildlife connection to the national strategy for pandemic influenza.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 5, Nancy Kass, the Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health at the Bloomberg School, discusses an ethics framework for considering public health responses to avian flu.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 4, Dr. Ruth Karron, professor in the Bloomberg School''s Department of International Health, discusses vaccine strategies for dealing with pandemic influenza.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 3, Admiral John Agwunobi, Assistant Secretary for Health with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, gives an overview of avian flu.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. In Part 2, hear from Dr. Michelle Gourdine, deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

On January 30, 2006, Dr. Michael J. Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, convened a day-long symposium to examine the public health aspects of a potential pandemic like H5N1 avian influenza. The event brought together experts on every facet of the avian flu, to educate the wider community on what we know and don''t know about this alarming disease. Listen to opening remarks from Dean Klag and Dr. Donald S. Burke discuss "Epidemic History and Disease Modeling."

The 17-year, $4 billion polio eradication campaign has been marked by great successes yet an elusive finale. Don Burke, professor of International Health at the Bloomberg School, talks with David Heymann, leader of the global campaign, about the program''s current status and prospects for the future.