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Welcome to our Michigan Public Health In the News page, where we showcase the expertise and thought leadership of our faculty and other members of the University of Michigan School of Public Health community. Here, you'll find links to news articles, op-eds, and other contributions published in a wide range of news outlets and publications. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the individual experts and authors.
New York Times
As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives
Quoted: Sarah Miller, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy and Business Economics and Public Policy
CBS News
How to limit exposure to arsenic in rice after report finds high levels in brands across U.S.
Featured: Sung Kyun Park, Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
Newsweek
Could prescription drug costs change for medicare users? Experts weigh in
Quoted: Minal Patel, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity
Washington Post
Missouri voters to be asked to undo abortion protections passed last year
Quoted: Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy and Professor of Public Policy
Detroit Free Press
Wayne County hiring specialist to monitor its teens on social media to prevent violence
Quoted: Justin Heinze, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity
Toledo Blade
A new study explores how educational inequities affect the life expectancy of those 'left behind'
Featured: Arline Geronimus, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Detroit Free Press
Gilbert charity development aims to improve Detroit housing but sits vacant, boarded
Quoted: Alexa Eisenberg, Lecturer
STAT
Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and professor of Global Public Health
Good Men Project
Randy Seeley gets a lot of questions about GLP-1s. Here’s why
Featured: Randy Seely, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine
HealthDay
More kids without asthma inhaler after popular product taken off market
Featured: Kao-Ping Chua, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Health Management and Policy
Wall Street Journal
RFK Jr. bets $500 million on universal vaccines in shift from Covid-19 funding
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Global Public Health
Yale School of Public Health
Study reveals stark differences in life expectancy across U.S. states over the past century
Research Contributor: Jihyoun Jeon, Associate Research Scientist of Epidemiology
New York Times
A new study raises alarms about plastics and heart disease. Here’s what to know.
Quoted: Sung Kyun Park, Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
Detroit News
Michigan university leaders fight research cuts as feds shift priorities
Quoted: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
The 19th
RFK Jr. says he wants to curb measles. His former nonprofit keeps undermining his message.
Quoted: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Time
How telehealth can reduce carbon emissions
Quoted: Mark Fendrick, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy
Science
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts
Quoted: Jennifer Head, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
El País
One-sixth of the planet’s cropland has toxic levels of one or more metals
Featured: Jerome Nriagu, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences
CNN