Epidemiology Results

Flu clues: Digging into 15 years of household data

$14.2-million NIH award to University of Michigan funds research to untangle intricacies of person-to-person flu transmission—and reduce illness, deaths, economic losses

A $14.2 million NIH award launches MiCRIT, where Michigan Public Health's Emily Toth Martin and the Medical School's Adam Lauring will mine 15 years of household data to learn how flu spreads person to person and how to stop it.

Neighborhood by neighborhood: Mapping what shapes healthy aging

U-M researchers received an $11 million award to expand the National Neighborhood Data Archive, helping researchers better understand how changing neighborhood conditions affect the health of older adults.

On the Heights: August 2026

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Cyclospora: Questions, confusion return as Michigan reports 2 deaths connected to the food-borne parasite

University of Michigan epidemiologists Joseph Eisenberg and Juan Luis Marquez discuss cyclospora and the two reported deaths in Michigan, amid increasing cases and hospitalizations in the state.

To trial or not to trial: Veteran vaccine advisers say vaccine clinical trials alone don't tell whole story

Two nationally recognized scientists with decades of experience advising U.S. vaccine policy argue that it is a mistake to exclude well-designed observational studies in determining how well vaccines work on a year-to-year basis.

Michigan's aging brains need more protection, poll shows

Most Michiganders 50 and older want to keep their brains healthy, but fewer than half know everyday habits can lower dementia risk, according to the Michigan Poll on Healthy Aging.