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Raising Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 Would Prevent Thousands of Premature Deaths in Michigan
New Research from Holly Jarman and Rafael Meza
Restricting sales of tobacco products to people 21 and older could keep 11,000 Michiganders from starting to smoke, potentially avoiding premature deaths in two-thirds of that population, according to a University of Michigan study. Read more
Michigan Public Health Faculty and Students Recognized by Society of Toxicology
Four University of Michigan School of Public Health faculty and students were recognized by the Society of Toxicology (SOT) at the SOT Annual Meeting March 10-14, 2019. Read more
IN THE NEWS: Plastic is Probably Harming Your Health--Here's How
John Meeker Quoted in Salon
Plastic is commonly used in a multitude of items due to its convenience and cost. As a result, many people don’t often evaluate the potential health risk that it presents. In a statement published earlier this year by the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks, 14 emerging health and environmental issues were identified. Near the top of that list was plastic. Read more
IN THE NEWS: Does Prior Dengue Exposure Help or Hurt a Zika Infection?
New Contribution from Aubree Gordon
Due to their structural similarities and because the latest Zika outbreak appeared in dengue-endemic regions, scientists have been investigating whether antibodies against one might be able to react to the other—and whether these interactions could either worsen or buffer against infections. Read more
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No-Deal Brexit Will Have Serious Negative Health Effects
New Research from Holly Jarman
A no-deal Brexit would make it harder for the United Kingdom to recruit health workers into their system, will jeopardize continuing care for British citizens with pre-existing conditions living outside the U.K., and could even lead to an increase in cardiovascular disease-related deaths, say researchers. Read more
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Michigan Public Health among Top 5 Public Health Schools
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has again been ranked among the top five Best Public Health Schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The school is the number two public school on the list of best schools of public health. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Massive NIH-Industry Project Opens Portals to Target Validation
New Research from Michael Boehnke
Five years in, the US$360 million Accelerating Medicines Partnership is yielding tools to speed up drug discovery for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, diabetes, Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. Read more
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Michigan Public Health-Led Journal Indexed in PubMed
Women’s Midlife Health—a BMC journal started by Siobán Harlow, professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health—is now indexed in PubMed. Being indexed by PubMed or another indexation service is a reflection of the scientific quality of the journal. Read more
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Health Management and Policy Executive Master's Student Named a Presidential Leadership Scholar
Todd Huber, a student in the Health Management and Policy executive master’s program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, has been named among 60 scholars in the fifth annual class of the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program. Read more
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Learning, Serving: Students Choose Alternatives to Spring Break
Community Engagement from the Public Health Action Support Team
Michigan Public Health students are using their spring break to serve in communities facing a variety of health challenges. Read more
