Michigan Public Health News Center

Exposure to PFAS chemicals doubles the odds of a prior cancer diagnosis in women

New research from Amber Cathey

Researchers found a clear association between exposure to certain PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) and phenol (including BPA) chemicals and a previous cancer diagnosis in women from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Lifesaving addiction medications are rarely started following opioid overdose emergencies

A U-M research team finds that medications for opioid use disorder are rarely prescribed within 30 days of emergency department visits for opioid overdoses among patients with Medicaid

Scientists link women's prior cancer diagnoses to 'forever chemical' exposures

Amber Cathey quoted in the Hill

Women with prior diagnoses of melanoma, ovarian cancer or uterine cancer had higher levels of “forever chemicals” and other toxic compounds in their blood, scientists determined in a new nationwide analysis.

Farms need to recruit US residents before hiring foreign farmworkers. Some skip that step, lawsuits allege.

Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos and Alexis Handal discuss Michigan Farmworker Project

Farms are allowed to hire foreign workers through the H-2A visa program to help fill labor gaps. But, as several recent lawsuits and federal investigations show, some farms favored H-2A farmworkers over U.S.-based farmworkers willing to do the job.

ASPPH presents webinar: SCOTUS decision on race & admissions: implications for academic public health

Dean F. DuBois Bowman joins panel of ASPPH webinar

Earlier this week, our ASPPH Presents Webinar, SCOTUS Decision on Race and Admissions: Implications for Academic Public Health and What’s Next, delved into the recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision on race in admissions and its implications for the Academic Public Health sector.

Detroit is the country's fifth worst city for people with asthma, new report says

Stuart Batterman quoted in the Michigan Advance

Detroit is one of the worst cities in the country for people with asthma, leaving adults and children to deeply struggle with what can be a fatal disease, according to a new report published Thursday by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).