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Fewer Kids Die From Guns in States With Stricter Laws, Study Says
New Research From Rebecca Cunningham in USA Today
States with the strictest gun laws had about 40% fewer firearm-related deaths among children compared with states with the most lax laws, according to the study, published Monday in journal Pediatrics. Read more
Health Insurance Idea Born at Michigan Could Help Millions of Americans Spend Less for the Care They Need Most
Michigan Research Impacts New Policy
Millions of Americans with chronic conditions could save money on the drugs and medical services they need the most, if their health insurance plans decide to take advantage of a new federal rule issued today. And the idea behind that rule was born at the University of Michigan. Read more
What Is Cryptosporidium? The Pool Parasite Outbreak Causing Panic
New Contribution from Joseph Eisenberg
Cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease, is caused by the microscopic parasite cryptosporidium, or crypto, and it could be living in your public pool. Outbreaks are on the rise, and children are likely to be the ones dispersing the illness. Read more
New Parents Spend More on Fruits and Vegetables
New Research from Betsy Cliff and Julia Wolfson
New parents spend more money on fresh fruits and vegetables than before having children, according to a new University of Michigan study that indicates this key moment in parents’ lives could be used to create interventions that support healthier eating habits. Read more
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Q&A: How Pets Can Help Older Adults Manage Chronic Pain
New Research from Mary Janevic
New research led by Mary Janevic, associate research scientist in Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, found that pets have the potential to help older adults cope and function better with chronic pain. Read more
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Opioids Study Shows High-Risk Counties Across the Country, Suggests Local Solutions to Epidemic
New Research from Rebecca Haffajee
In a study of more than 3,000 counties across the U.S., researchers found that residents of 412 counties are at least twice as likely to be at high risk for opioid overdose deaths and to lack providers who can deliver medications to treat opioid use disorder. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Banning E-Cigarettes, Not Tobacco Products, Is 'Ludicrous,' Some Public Health Experts Say
Ken Warner Quoted by NBC News
San Francisco's ban on electronic cigarettes is an "insane public policy," some public health experts say, arguing that the city should ban all tobacco products instead. Read more
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Study Suggests Medicare Program Aimed at Lowering Costs, Improving Care May Not Working as Well as Thought
New Research from Andrew Ryan and Adam Markovitz
Accountable care organizations’ achievements in "bending the cost curve" may reflect the departure of high-cost physicians, according to new research lead by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan Medicine. Read more
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Suicide Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Suggests More Is Needed to Promote Mental, Social Well-Being
New Research from Briana Mezuk
Clinicians, administrators and policymakers should consider ways to support the mental health and well-being of older adults as they go through residential transitions, according to a University of Michigan study that looked at deaths by suicide among people 55 and older. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: EPA's Science Advisory Board to Scrutinize Clean Car Rollback
Trish Komen Quoted in Scientific American
An independent panel of experts is poised to scrutinize one of the Trump administration’s most consequential environmental rollbacks. Critics of the Trump EPA say the review stands to highlight errors in that analysis that could inform future lawsuits against the administration. Read more
