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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.
NBC News
Proposed Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths, study finds
Featured: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
Detroit News
Don't let Michigan workers pay the price for budget cuts
Op-Ed: Rick Neitzel, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Global Public Health
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
Detroit Public Radio
Routine checkups boost men’s lifespan
Featured: Harold Neighbors, Professor Emeritus of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Detroit Free Press
Numerous gun incidents taint the end of the school year across Michigan
Featured: Marc Zimmerman, Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity, Professor of Psychology
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
New York Times
How healthy is chicken breast?
Featured: Dave Bridges, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Toledo Blade
At UM, AI-driven WanderWell app addresses issues of health equity
Featured: Frederique Laubepin, Associate Director for Instructional Services
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
Medical Xpress
Mediterranean diet provides symptom relief for patients with irritable bowel syndrome in pilot study
Quoted: William Chey, Professor of Internal Medicine and Nutritional Sciences
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
CNN
What you eat can hurt your sleep. What to eat instead
Featured: Erica Jansen, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
CNBC
How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America’s health insurance frustrations
Quoted: Richard Hirth, S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy, Professor of Internal Medicine
Psychology Today
My dementia study got axed by the government
Op-Ed: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
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
New York Times