Blight-busting demolitions reduced gun injuries, deaths in Detroit neighborhoods
For the past half-decade, Detroit’s government and community groups have worked to tear down abandoned houses and buildings in the city’s most blight-stricken neighborhoods. A new University of Michigan and Harvard study shows an 11% drop in homicides and serious injuries caused by firearms in the areas where more than a few demolitions took place. Read More.
University of Michigan Study Highlights RSV Burden on Infants in Nicaragua
Due to increased vigilance and fear of family separation through deportation or detention since the 2016 presidential election, immigrant families have changed their behaviors in ways that may negatively impact their health, according to new research led by Paul Fleming. Read More.
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