mRNA: A powerful new tool for disease treatment | Speed Brief @JohnsHopkins

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Jeff Coller, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University and director of the RNA Innovation Center, explains how mRNA could unlock new treatments for some of the toughest diseases.

mRNA: A powerful new tool for disease treatment | Speed Brief

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$Panel Discussion Inspired by the Book Information Sick Information Sick: How Journalisms Decline and Misinformations Rise Are Harming Our Health—and What We Can Do About It, explores the challenges posed by a fractured media landscape and presents innovative solutions for rebuilding trust and transparency in health communication. The discussion will feature the authors, journalists, and others talking about a path forward. Joining this panel discussion are: • Lymari Morales - Associate Dean for Communications and Marketing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; co-author of Information Sick • Joanne Kenen - Journalist-in-Residence and Assistant Lecturer, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; co-author of Information Sick • Joshua M. Sharfstein - Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; co-author of Information Sick • Eric Eyre - Journalist and author, Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic • Jane Norman - Washington Bureau Chief for States Newsroom • Shefali Luthra - Reproductive Health Reporter, The 19th • Helen Burstin - Chief Executive Officer, Council of Medical Specialty Societies For more information about this book, visit https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53768/information-sick This event was held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC on November 4th, 2025. #hopkinsathome #johnshopkinsuniversity @JohnsHopkinsSPH #informationsick #publichealth #misinformation #journalism$

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