Latest news from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/number-of-family-caregivers-supporting-older-adults-increased-nearly-one-third-between-2011-and-2022/?sc=rsin /articles/number-of-family-caregivers-supporting-older-adults-increased-nearly-one-third-between-2011-and-2022/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:30:11 EST The number of family caregivers supporting older adults living in home and residential-care settings increased 32%, from 18.2 million to 24.1 million, between 2011 and 2022, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/johns-hopkins-makes-it-easy-and-free-to-know-your-hearing-numbers-with-new-hearing-test-app/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-makes-it-easy-and-free-to-know-your-hearing-numbers-with-new-hearing-test-app/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:15:41 EST The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released an app that makes it free, fast, and easy to test one's hearing in each ear. The app is part of a public health campaign to raise awareness about the importance of monitoring, protecting, and optimizing hearing at all ages. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/johns-hopkins-briefing-tobacco-and-nicotine-product-shifts-concerns/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-briefing-tobacco-and-nicotine-product-shifts-concerns/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:00:16 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/pulse-oximeters-infrequently-tested-by-manufacturers-on-diverse-sets-of-subjects/?sc=rsin /articles/pulse-oximeters-infrequently-tested-by-manufacturers-on-diverse-sets-of-subjects/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:35:51 EST Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/first-u-s-h5n1-related-human-death-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin /articles/first-u-s-h5n1-related-human-death-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:50:44 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/tobacco-and-nicotine-product-shifts-concerns-johns-hopkins-expert-briefing/?sc=rsin /articles/tobacco-and-nicotine-product-shifts-concerns-johns-hopkins-expert-briefing/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:45:06 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/holiday-safety-johns-hopkins-expert-available/?sc=rsin /articles/holiday-safety-johns-hopkins-expert-available/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:45:31 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/ultraprocessed-foods-account-for-more-than-half-of-calories-consumed-at-home/?sc=rsin /articles/ultraprocessed-foods-account-for-more-than-half-of-calories-consumed-at-home/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:10:14 EST A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that more than half of calories consumed at home by adults in the U.S. come from ultraprocessed foods. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/johns-hopkins-malaria-experts-available-to-discuss-world-malaria-report-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/johns-hopkins-malaria-experts-available-to-discuss-world-malaria-report-2024/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:45:00 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/natural-biopesticide-against-malaria-mosquitoes-successful-in-early-field-tests/?sc=rsin /articles/natural-biopesticide-against-malaria-mosquitoes-successful-in-early-field-tests/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:10:11 EST An experimental bacteria-derived biopesticide is highly effective in killing malaria-carrying mosquitoes, including those that have developed resistance to chemical pesticides, according to initial field tests led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/lifesaving-suicide-prevention-resources-available-for-more-native-american-communities/?sc=rsin /articles/lifesaving-suicide-prevention-resources-available-for-more-native-american-communities/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:35:16 EST Today the Bloomberg American Health Initiative announces new resources that build on the successful Celebrating Life Suicide Prevention Program of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona. The program, established 20 years ago, addresses alarming rates of suicide in the community with community-based surveillance and case management support. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/researchers-introduce-hopkins-judicial-health-notes-to-evaluate-court-cases-impact-on-public-health/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-introduce-hopkins-judicial-health-notes-to-evaluate-court-cases-impact-on-public-health/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:30:28 EST Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health today launched Hopkins Judicial Health Notes, a new tool that evaluates the health implications of critical court cases. The notes draw on public health expertise and evidence to provide insights into the health and equity considerations of court decisions at various levels. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/new-report-life-expectancy-years-shorter-in-the-united-states-compared-to-the-united-kingdom/?sc=rsin /articles/new-report-life-expectancy-years-shorter-in-the-united-states-compared-to-the-united-kingdom/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Dec 2024 07:00:21 EST A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 years in England and Wales, an overall 2.7-year difference. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/2024-bloomberg-american-health-summit-in-washington-d-c-to-spotlight-concrete-ways-to-advance-public-health-amid-political-division2/?sc=rsin /articles/2024-bloomberg-american-health-summit-in-washington-d-c-to-spotlight-concrete-ways-to-advance-public-health-amid-political-division2/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:15:28 EST The seventh Bloomberg American Health Summit organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative will bring together public health leaders, government officials, community organizations, researchers, and students to discuss evidence-based health policies that remain critical to advancing health in a politically divided country. The Summit will take place on December 3 in Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/2024-bloomberg-american-health-summit-in-washington-d-c-to-spotlight-concrete-ways-to-advance-public-health-amid-political-division/?sc=rsin /articles/2024-bloomberg-american-health-summit-in-washington-d-c-to-spotlight-concrete-ways-to-advance-public-health-amid-political-division/?sc=rsin Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:20:43 EST The seventh Bloomberg American Health Summit organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative will bring together public health leaders, government officials, community organizations, researchers, and students to discuss evidence-based health policies that remain critical to advancing health in a politically divided country. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/food-systems-and-the-holiday-season-managing-food-waste-and-promoting-sustainable-production/?sc=rsin /articles/food-systems-and-the-holiday-season-managing-food-waste-and-promoting-sustainable-production/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:10:05 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/in-memoriam-diane-edmund-griffin-md-phd-1940-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/in-memoriam-diane-edmund-griffin-md-phd-1940-2024/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:45:41 EST Diane Griffin, MD, PhD, a pioneering infectious-disease virologist, scientific leader, and Johns Hopkins professor, died Monday. She was 84. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/discovery-illuminates-how-sleeping-sickness-parasite-outsmarts-immune-response/?sc=rsin /articles/discovery-illuminates-how-sleeping-sickness-parasite-outsmarts-immune-response/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:15:00 EST A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases in cattle and other animals establishes long-term infections in hosts. Using a mouse model, the researchers showed thatTrypanosoma brucei essentially plays a game of hide-and-seek by setting up shop in its hosts' tissues, allowing it to constantly change its protective surface coat and evade antibodies. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/cdc-reports-on-teen-screen-time-and-bullying-incidents-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin /articles/cdc-reports-on-teen-screen-time-and-bullying-incidents-johns-hopkins-experts-available/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:30:32 EST Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health /articles/study-details-misuse-of-scientific-publications-by-opioid-industry/?sc=rsin /articles/study-details-misuse-of-scientific-publications-by-opioid-industry/?sc=rsin Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:25:57 EST A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that makers and marketers of prescription opioid painkillers misused scientific evidence to advance five common and inaccurate claims about the safety and effectiveness of prescription opioids--including that they were not addictive. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health