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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.
Newsweek
GOP Budget Threatens Rural Hospitals Across Several States
Quoted: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
Salon
Vaccines: Why they’re even more important than you think
Quoted: Emily Martin, Professor of Epidemiology
Flint Beat
$400K grant supports research into Flint’s rising cancer rates
Quoted: Leigh Pearce, Professor of Epidemiology
WXYZ Detroit
West Nile virus detected in Macomb County mosquitoes, health officials urge prevention
Featured: Joseph Eisenberg, Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
SciLine
“Red flag” gun laws
Featured: April Zeoli, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy
Hidden Brain
You 2.0: What Is Your Life For?
Featured: Vic Strecher, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Bridge Michigan
Michigan rural hospitals at risk under Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill, experts say
Quoted: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
The Detroit News
Michigan health insurers request double-digit premium hikes for 2026
Quoted: Richard Hirth, S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The scientists who got ghosted by the NIH
Featured: Belinda Needham, Chair and Associate Professor of Epidemiology
KFF Health News
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
Health
Eating more of these foods could boost your sleep quality, new research says
Quoted: Erica Jansen, Assistant 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
New York Times
Trump’s bill slashes the safety net that many Republican voters rely on
Quoted: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
Science
A single shot of a flu drug could outperform vaccines—and protect for an entire season
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Bridge Michigan
Michigan has tools to ease medical debt. Does it have the will?
Op-Ed: Minal Patel, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
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
McKnights
SNFs faced ‘enduring declines’ in staffing: JAMA research letter
Featured: Thuy Nguyen, Searle Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
NBC News