Michigan Public Health News Center

Dementia's financial and family impact

Study shows people with dementia face rapid rise in unpaid and paid home care and major erosion of net worth, plus increases in personal spending.

Study: Virtual driving test helps predict crash risk for teens, young adults

A virtual assessment can help predict which new drivers are at greatest risk of getting into a crash, according to a new study.

Opioid limits didn't change surgery patients' experience, study shows

Worries that surgery patients would have a tougher recovery if their doctors had to abide by a five-day limit on opioid pain medication prescriptions didn’t play out as expected, a new study finds.

Tobacco policy, public health experts explore most effective harm reduction, mitigation efforts

An online course from the University of Michigan explores the history of smoking in the U.S., the health effects of tobacco and other nicotine products, the tobacco industry's role in the epidemic, the ever-evolving policy landscape, and emerging efforts around the world related to tobacco harm reduction as a complement to traditional tobacco control measures.

$3.3M grant to support U-M research surrounding surgical care for patients with opioid use disorder

The University of Michigan recently received a $3.3 million grant to launch a comprehensive data science project that aims to inform best practices on pre- and post-surgical care procedures for patients with opioid use disorder.

Should older adults with fewer years to live keep getting cancer screenings? New poll explores attitudes

New research from Brian Zikmund-Fisher

In January 2023, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging asked a national sample of adults age 50–80 about their views on how cancer screening decisions should be made. Poll findings say the majority of people over 50 disagree with using life expectancy in guidelines for cancer screening tests.