NPR
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.
Bridge Michigan
Don’t let TikTok be your child’s only sex ed teacher
Op-Ed: Taryn Gal, MPH ’07, Executive Director at Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH)
NBC News
Proposed Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths, study finds
Featured: Michael Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy
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
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
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
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
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
Roll Call
FDA won’t approve COVID shot for healthy, non-elderly population
Featured: Emily Martin, Professor of Epidemiology
New York Times
As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives
Quoted: Sarah Miller, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy and Business Economics and Public Policy
Newsweek
Could prescription drug costs change for medicare users? Experts weigh in
Quoted: Minal Patel, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Washington Post
Missouri voters to be asked to undo abortion protections passed last year
Quoted: Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy and Professor of Public Policy
Detroit Free Press
Wayne County hiring specialist to monitor its teens on social media to prevent violence
Quoted: Justin Heinze, Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
STAT
Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and professor of Global Public Health
Wall Street Journal
RFK Jr. bets $500 million on universal vaccines in shift from Covid-19 funding
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Global Public Health
The 19th
RFK Jr. says he wants to curb measles. His former nonprofit keeps undermining his message.
Quoted: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Science