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A public dashboard that tracks pathogens detected in wastewater just added monitoring for monkeypox, influenza-A, norovirus GII and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Michigan Public Health researchers Marisa Eisenberg and Betsy Foxman are part of the project.
On March 13, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, visited the University of Michigan to receive the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health, one of the university's highest honors. As part of the festivities, faculty, staff, and students from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the broader university community took part in various events around campus.
Michigan Public Health researchers explain their recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health and why understanding the lingering harm of redlining is necessary to repairing the damage of discriminatory policies.
While rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts are at all-time highs, more college students than ever before report receiving therapy or counseling, according to new data released from the annual Healthy Minds Study.
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health studied two viral enzymes, Mpro and PLpro, essential for the survival of SARS-CoV-2, as targets for potential new antiviral drugs to defend against COVID-19. Their work was recently published in Computers in Biology and Medicine.
Should electronic cigarettes, or vapes, be accepted more widely as an effective and respected tool for treating adult smokers' nicotine addiction? Kenneth Warner, dean emeritus and the Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, says there is enough evidence to support e-cigarettes' use as a first-line aid for smoking cessation in adults.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the reappointment of F. DuBois Bowman as dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health for a second five-year term, effective August 15, 2023.
Many adults experience problems like coughing, chest pain, and fatigue 6 months after their stay.
University of Michigan faculty experts can discuss school shootings and the aftermath in a community in the wake of the Michigan State University shootings.
About 1 in 3 Mexican American stroke survivors in south Texas received no type of rehabilitation during the three months after their stroke, according to preliminary research led by a University of Michigan School of Public Health researcher.