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This year, the National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention will take place in Washington, D.C. This is the largest research conference held for this field of study and is co-organized by the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and the Rand Corp.
The University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation created a new free firearm injury prevention online course this month. It is a publicly accessible online learning opportunity.
In this New York Times opinion article, Aubree Gordon, associate professor of Epidemiology, discusses the respiratory viruses we'll likely see this winter.
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by Michigan Public Health professor Yi Li will examine large lung cancer cohorts to study racial disparities in cancer outcomes.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has launched two new initiatives under its Public Health IDEAS umbrella that will focus on preventing the spread of infectious diseases and building health equity.
The University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions created the Updated Michigan Child Development and Care Subsidy, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Their aim is to support childcare providers in completing the necessary steps to accept the subsidy.
University of Michigan researcher April Zeoli discusses the implications of a recent Texas judge's decision to strike down the federal law prohibiting access to firearms on domestic violence protection orders.
Biases in heart disease and metabolic disorder – also known as cardiometabolic – studies are putting the lives of midlife Black and Hispanic women in jeopardy. These women are experiencing cardiometabolic risks five to 11 years earlier than White women, but studies designed to gauge these differences often underestimate the disparity, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
Health providers could help by discussing the topic with patients, analysis of National Poll on Healthy Aging data suggests.
Extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, can help prevent firearm injury events, including multiple victim/mass shootings, by addressing the threat prior to an event occurring, according to new research led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.