Epidemiology

An illustration of a vaccination.

What to know about the new COVID-19 booster shots

Aubree Gordon quoted in the New York Times

A new COVID-19 booster shot for the Omricon variant will be made available. Aubree Gordon, associate professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, describes the number of weeks it takes for anti-bodies from the booster shot to start working.

An illustration of an arm with a blood pressure monitor.

Forever chemicals linked to hypertension in middle-aged women

New research from Michigan Public Health

Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of a common group of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, compared to their peers who have lower levels of these substances, say University of Michigan researchers.