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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.
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Cuts to food benefits stand in the way of RFK Jr.’s goals for a healthier national diet
Quoted: Kate Bauer, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
The Detroit News
Michigan Medicaid program faces $15B hit as 'big beautiful bill' affects rural counties
Quoted: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
NPR
Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare measure on preventive care
Quoted: Mark Fendrick, Professor of Health Management and Policy and Internal Medicine
Bridge Michigan
Don’t let TikTok be your child’s only sex ed teacher
Op-Ed: Julie Maslowsky, Associate professor of Nursing and Public Health
NBC News
Proposed Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths, study finds
Featured: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
Bridge Michigan
Should refusing vaccines be a civil right in Michigan? Some lawmakers say yes
Featured: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Michigan Daily
UMich community discusses public health and vaccine hesitancy following RFK Jr. remarks on vaccines
Featured: Matthew Boulton, Professor of Epidemiology
Detroit Free Press
'I refuse to give up': Michigan researchers, health officials grapple with funding cuts
Featured: Gary Harper, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
LGBTQ Nation
This Black trans woman lost her job because Trump ended LGBTQ+ grants. Here’s why she has hope.
Featured: Kristi Gamarel, Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Health Equity
NPR
How DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics
Quoted: Trivellore Raghunathan, Professor of Biostatistics
The Hill
Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most
Op-Ed: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
Iowa Public Radio
Federal calls for SNAP data could deter eligible immigrants from applying, advocacy groups say
Quoted: Kate Bauer, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
PBS
Who is eligible for a COVID shot? What to know about the FDA’s latest changes
Quoted: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Roll Call
FDA won’t approve COVID shot for healthy, non-elderly population
Featured: Emily Martin, Professor of Epidemiology
New York Times
As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives
Quoted: Sarah Miller, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy and Business Economics and Public Policy
Newsweek
Could prescription drug costs change for medicare users? Experts weigh in
Quoted: Minal Patel, Professor of Health Behavior & 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 & Health Equity
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