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Below are current news releases about the U-M School of Public Health. You can search all U-M SPH releases on this site, or those from the U-M News Service or U-M Health System on their sites.

May, 2015

• U-M funds six learning transformation grants through Third Century
  Initiative.

  May 15, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Lack of vitamin B12 can cause trouble in school.

  May 14, 2015U-M News service release.

• Naturally occurring amino acid could improve oral health.

  May 6, 2015, U-M News release.

April, 2015

• Premature deaths of black Americans alter politics, health care.

  April 30, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Little red “superfruit” helps ward off common infection.

  April 27, 2015, U-M News Service.

• U-M experts can discuss aftermath of Nepal earthquake.

  April 27, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Out of this world: U-M Life Sciences Orchestra plays free concert on Mother’s Day, May 10.

  April 22, 2015, U-M Health system news release.

• Reducing school bus pollution improves children’s health.

  April 21, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Finding solutions together: Students approach health care as interprofessional teams.

  April 21, 2015, U-M News Service.

• Most Americans say medical marijuana shouldn’t be used by kids or in front of kids - legal or not.

  April 20, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Hospital costs lower in Michigan than in Indiana, Wisconsin; Michigan’s certificate of need laws, dominant insurer likely contributed to differences.

  April 20, 2015,m U-M Health System news release.

• MCubed grant aids maternal and child health monitoring in India

  April 16, 2015, U-M News Service

March, 2015

• Facebook app encourages individuals to get in touch with their DNA.

  March 31, 2015, U-M News release.

• On first anniversary of Michigan's Medicaid expansion, U-M researchers examine its impact.

  March 31, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Detroiters buck odds of dying of heart disease by walking, U-M study finds.

  May 30, 2015, Detroit Urban Research Center release.

• Polio, panic and the public's health.

  March 30, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• U-M research on lifetime risk of ovarian cancer may help women make informed decisions.

  March 26, 2015, U-M News release.

• Experience saves lives: Study of advanced life-support reveals big differences in adult survival rates

  March 25, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Majority of new pediatricians satisfied with first jobs; work matches lifestyle, family and career goals

  March 23, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Students, public health leaders to test readiness for disease outbreak.

  March 20, 2015, U-M News release.

• Thinking of drinking and driving? What if your car won’t let you?

  March 19, 2015, U-M News release.

• Training young scientists to look for links between health, microbes.

  March 18, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• An indepth look at health care spending by those under 65.

  March 17, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Four top universities launch program to train doctors and nurses to become health care researchers and leaders

  March 16, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Many students choose service, engaged learning during break.

  March 16, 2015, The University Record.

• Raising minimum age to buy cigarettes will reduce smoking prevalence and save lives.

  March 12, 204, U-M News release.

• U-M students compete to find innovative solutions to public health challenges

  March 11, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Stopping the revolving door: U-M finds sepsis survivors return to hospital for preventable reasons.

  March 10, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• 'Elite' degrees give African Americans little advantage in job market.

  March 10, 2015, U-M Record.

• U-M remains strong in U.S. News graduate school rankings

  March 10, 2015, University Record.

• What's your genetic destiny? More than half of parents want to know disease risks for selves, kids.

  March 9, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

February, 2015

• Web app prompts important sexual health testing.

  February 23, 2015, U-M News Service.

• Draft U-M report analyzes policy options for hydraulic fracturing in Michigan.

  February 20, 2015, U-M News Service.

• Precision medicine to prevent diabetes? Researchers develop personalized way to steer prevention efforts.

  February 19, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• Stalking a wily foe: U-M scientists figure out how C. difficile bacteria wreak havoc in the gut.

  February 18, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• U-M is No. 8 biggest producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

  February 18, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Mastering the Mind.

  February 17 2015, Michigan Today.

• Director of 'The Big Bang Theory' brings comedy to U-M.

  February 16, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Support for sleeping in? Half of parents favor later school start times for teens.

  February 16, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• Epidemics as entertainment: Feb. 25 screening of "Contagion" features U-M and CDC experts.

  February 13, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• U-M receives more Fulbrights than any other US public university.

  February 12, 2015. U-M News service release.

• Largest ever genome-wide study strengthens genetic link to obesity (VIDEO).

  February 11, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease.

  February 10, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• With generic drugs, eye patients are more likely to take medicine as directed, research finds.

  February 10, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• New U-M campaign showcases student innovation.

  February 9, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Pay-to-play sports: Parents with traditional beliefs about gender may shortchange daughters.

  February 4, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Just knowing isn't enough: Issuing hospital "report cards" had no impact on surgical outcomes.

  February 3, 2015, U-M Health System news release.

• MHIRT celebrates 20th anniversary aiding health disparities groups.

  February 2, 2014, University Record.

• Lecture to show how statistics help solve world problems, impact daily life.

  February 2, 2014, University Record.

January, 2015

• U-M Schools of Public Health and Nursing to create online database and app for health resources available to young gay and bisexual men and transgender women

  January 30, 2014, UMHS news release.

• Study shows Tamiflu gets patients back on their feet faster, reduces flu complications

  January 29, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Low sodium levels increase liver transplant survival benefit in sickest patients

  January 27, 2014, UMHS news release.

• Know your enemy: Combating whooping cough requires informed vaccine booster schedules

  January 19, 2014, UMHS news release.

• New test helps guide treatment for bone marrow transplant patients with graft vs. host disease.

  January 13, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Overweight, obese kids achieved healthier weights after participating in Head Start programs.

  January 12, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Obituary: Victor M. Hawthorne.

  January 9, 2015, University Record and U-M SPH news release.

• Designers, health care researchers, African scholars unite to brainstorm creative solutions for Ebola.

  January 8, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Was Beethoven’s music literally heartfelt?

  January 7, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• Kidney disease on the rise, but patients on dialysis or with kidney transplantation living longer.

  January 6, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Almost three-quarters of parents turn car seats to face forward too early.

  January 6, 2015, U-M Health System release.

• Triumph of the human spirit: U-M Life Sciences Orchestra marks MLK Day with free concert Jan. 2

  January 2, 2014, UMHS news release.

December, 2014

• Can patients with Graves disease minimize their risk for developing thyroid eye disease?

  December 18, 2014, UMHS news release.

• Mild memory and thinking issues: What works, what doesn’t? U-M experts weigh the evidence

  December 16, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Less than half of parents think their 18-year-olds can make a doctors appointment

  December 15, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Learning from Brazil’s success with milk banks

  December 12, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Racial gaps in Medicare Advantage persist across U.S., except in West

  December 11, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Student ambassadors help keep campus smoke free

  December 11, 2014, U-M Record.

• How is Michigan’s new Healthy Michigan Plan working? New five-year U-M study will find out

  December 11, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Is care best in the West? Study finds racial gaps in Medicare Advantage persist across U.S., except in West

  December 10, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Foxman honored for excellence in teaching epidemiology

  December 5, 2014, U-M School of Public Health release.

• Mom’s obesity leads to full term infant death

  December 2, 2014, U-M News Service release.

November, 2014

• Eight U-M scientists, engineers named AAAS Fellows

  November 24, 2014,m U-M News Service release.

• U-M School of Public Health creates nutrition department

  November 21, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• U-M-led study adds to understanding of how phthalate exposure impacts pregnancy

  November 17, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• U-M students showcase sustainability research; three teams win distinguished awards

  November 17, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• U-M experts can discuss G20 summit in Brisbane

  November 14, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• The great digital divide in healthcare: Older Americans may be left behind

  November 12, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Disability after heart attack, stroke: Survivors’ care needs may be much greater than experts though

  November 11, 2014, U-M Health system news release.

• Asthma patients to docs: Can we talk about cost?

  November 10, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Is violent injury a chronic disease?

  U-M study suggests so, and may aid efforts to stop the cycle. November 6, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Jazzistry highlights cultural diversity, history through music

  November 5, 2014, U-M News event announcement.

• Few hospital websites educate pregnant women on Tdap vaccination and whooping cough prevention

  November 4, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• U-M symposium talk will address vaccines for Ebola, other emerging pathogens

  November 3, 2014, U-M News release.

October, 2014

• Project to promote mental health featuring former U-M athletes resonates with many students. October 30, 2014, U-M News release.

• U-M, MSU partner to help students learn genomics and evolution

  October 27, 2014, U-M News release.

• 62% of colorectal cancer patients report financial burden from treatment, study finds

  October 23, 2014, U-M Cancer Center news release

• 100 days in Michigan: U-M team releases new analysis of state's Medicaid expansion.

  October 22, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Measures to avoid hospital readmission often don't work

  October 21, 2014, U-M News release.

• Campus prepares in event of an Ebola virus case at U-M

  October 20, 2014, U.M. News release.

• Six U-M faculty elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine

  October 20, 2014, U-M News release.

• U-M Health System named as leader in LGBT healthcare equality

  October 15, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Jeffrey Wigand: ‘The Insider,’ 20 Years Later

  October 14, 2014, U-M News event announcement.

• MCubed: A bold research funding experiment pays off.

  October 9, 2014, U-M News release.

• Video series featuring U-M experts puts Ebola outbreak in perspective

  October 7, 2014, U-M SPH and News Service release.

• Brains in the balance: New $115 million grant fuels U-M Parkinson's disease research to aid patients

  October 6, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Many adults support equal access to healthcare for undocumented, immigrant children

  October 6, 2014, U-M Health System release.

September, 2014

• First U.S. Ebola case will be contained, U-M experts say

  October 1, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• U-M, USC, Broad to study genetics of two mental health disorders

  September 29, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Dentists meet increased demand as health care act widens

  September 25, 2014.

• Unique program brings African scholars to U-M

  September 24, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Some concussion education more useful than others, parents say

  September 22, 2013, U-M Health System news release.

• Online ratings influence parents' choices of physicians for their children

  September 19, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• U-M remains top U.S. public university in QS World Rankings

  September 15, The University Record.

• U-M experts available to discuss Census Bureau statistics on poverty, health insurance coverage

  September 15, 2015, U-M News Service release.

• 1 in 5 men reports violence toward intimate partners

  September 15, 2014m, U-M News Service release.

• Texting gives a voice to urban communities

  September 9, 2014, U-M Health Service release.

• Online dating agression linked to community violence

  September 9, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Obituary: Kenneth William Cochran

  September 8, 2014, U-M SPH news release.

• Parenting programs in jail could be positive for mothers, children

  September 8, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• The practice plunge: New students experience public health in action

  September 3, 2014, U-M School of Public Health news release.

August, 2014

• Many patients don't understand electronic lab results

  August 23, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Reduced testosterone tied to chemical exposure

  August 18, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• We Make Health Fest seeks to inspire innovative approaches to health

  August 13, 2013, U-M Health System news release.

• K-12 back-to-school stories: U-M experts available

  August 11, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• School violence, gun-related injury among top 10 child health concerns nationally

  August 11, 2014, U-M health system news release.

• U-M School of Public Health receives CDC grant to reduce sexually transmitted infections among young men in southeast Michigan

  August 8, 2014, U-M School of Public Health news release.

• Lead linked to obesity in mice exposed by mothers

  August 8, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Hospitals could face penalties for missing electronic health record deadline

  August 7, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• FDA underestimated net benefits of warning labels on cigarette packaging

  August 6, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Less family support increases risk of binge drinking, marijuana use among urban youth

  August 5, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Obesity paradox in survival from sepsis

  August 4, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• We Make Health Fest: Encouraging community creation of tools, technologies, to promote health

  August 1, 2014, U-M News Service release.

July, 2014

• U-M students contributing to Detroit's comeback

  July 31, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• New bipartisan House bill draws on U-M health research

  July 31, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Deadly Ebola: U-M experts available to discuss

  July 30, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Ablation increases survival for adults with atrial fibrilation

  July 29, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Parents want info about circumcision info, not directives from healthcare providers

  July 21, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• U-M receives NCAA grant for student-athlete mental health project

  July 16, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Prostate cancer in young men – more frequent and more aggressive?

  July 15, 2014, U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center news release.

• Chronic care financial burden goes beyond actual costs

  July 10, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Electronic health records don't increase Medicare fraud, study finds

  July 8, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Teen dating violence cuts both ways: 1 in 6 girls and guys have been aggressors, victims or both

  July 7, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Study examines impact on surgery following national health insurance expansion

  July 2, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Professor Abecasis receives Stern Award. July 2, 2014, U-M School of Public Health and American Society of Human Genetics

  July 2, 2014, ASHG and U-M SPH news release.

• Adults think kids have more chances to be active, even though childhood obesity is still a problem

  July 1, 2014, U-M Health System release.

June, 2014

• Insulin, other drugs may do more harm than good for some type 2 diabetes patients

  June 30, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Climate change to profoundly alter Great Lakes region, summary report says

  June 24, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Michigan School of Public Health campaign publication receives CASE Circle of Excellence Award

  June 23, 2014, U-M SPH news release.

• Working parents resort to emergency or urgent care visits to get kids back into child care, says U-M study

  June 23, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• U-M's James Jackson to serve on NSF National Science Board

  June 19, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• U-M hosts Great Lakes climate-change adaptation conference, June 26-28

  June 19, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Doctors from U-M and Ghana create new partnerships for improving health in low resource countries

  June 17, 2014, U-M Health System release.

• Sleep education program spurs preschools to snooze 30 minutes longer at night.

  June 17, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Lead abatement a wise economic public health investment

  June 10, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Mammography has led to fewer late-stage breast cancer, U-M study finds

  June 10, 2014, U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center news release.

• Choosing one drug over another to treat blindness could save Medicare billions

  June 2, 2014, U-M News Service release.

May, 2014

• Most women who have double mastectomy don’t need it, U-M study finds

  May 21, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Parents of overweight kids more likely to give schools failing grades for fighting childhood obesity

  May 20, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Critical access hospitals have higher transfer rates after surgery.

  May 16, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Oft-taboo subject of human waste is focus of U-M SPH virtual book club, Twitter author chat

  May 14, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Obesity higher in neighborhoods with more fast food

  May 12, 2014. U-M News release.

• Think about communication as a critical arm of public health, an important tool in helping set the stage for behavior change, Dr. Richard Besser tells U-M SPH class of 2014

  May 8, 2014, U-M SPH news release.

• Bierbaum part of White House climate event today

  May 6, 2014, U-M News Service release.

April, 2014

• Parents just as likely to use cell phones while driving as other drivers, putting child passengers at risk

  April 30, UMHS news release.

• Screening out: what are parents doing to limit screen time for young children?

  April 29, UMHS news release.

• Unemployment common after breast cancer treatment

  April 28, 2014, U-M Cancer Center news release.

• Electronic waste: Is your old computer linked to hearing loss in Africa?

  April 23, 2014, U-M School of Public Health Risk Science Center news release.

• More than two-thirds of Americans support mandated coverage of birth control in health plans

  April 22, 2014, UMHS news release.

• Seven receive Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award

  April 21, 2014, University of Michigan Record.

• Trivellore Raghunathan named Survey Research Center director

  April 15, 2014, University of Michigan Record.

• Prolonged and heavy bleeding during menopause is common. En Español

  April 15, 2014, U-M News Service news release.

• Zombie invasion thwarted

  April 7, 2014, U-M News Service.

• U-M Risk Science Center part of new food ingredient safety research

  April 7, 2014, U-M News Service and U-M School of Public Health release.

• A middle road for Medicaid expansion?

  April 7, 2014, U-M Health Services news release.

• Record number of older adults completing living wills, trend had little impact on hospitalization rates

  April 2, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Overuse of blood transfusions increases infection risk

  April 1, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

March, 2014

• Stroke researchers mark 20 years of health disparity research

  March 29, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• 25% of breast cancer survivors report financial decline due to treatment

  March 25, 2014, U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center news release.

• TV linked to poor snacking habits, heart risk in middle schoolers

  March 28, 2014, UMHS news release.

• U-Michigan experts available to discuss climate change impacts in advance of new IPCC report

  March 25, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Equity of care begins with us: Tell someone

  March 23, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• New genetic analysis identifies ancestry, reduces false positives in pinpointing disease

  March 17, 2014, U-M News Service news release.

• Novel gene-finding approach yields a new gene linked to key heart attack risk factor

  March 16, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Mexican-Americans deal with high stroke rates. *En Español* March 13, 2014, U-M News Service news release.

• Alarmed and Dangerous? Too much noise from hospital alarms poses risk for patients

  March 11, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• U-M innovation competition challenges students to tackle public health problems

  March 10, 2014, U-M News Service news release.

February, 2014

• Depression on college campuses: Fostering student success (Mar. 12-13)

  February 24, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Military programs to prevent combat-related psychological disorders need improvement

  February 21, 2014, U-M News Service release

• University of Michigan awarded federal grant to track kidney disease in the U.S

  February 19, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Public awareness and use of online doctor ratings on the rise

  February 18, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• U-M School of Public Health, Detroit partners aim to improve air quality in the city

  February 18, 2014, U-M News Service release.

• Are death rates the best way to measure stroke care? Study suggests no

  February 17, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Obese children at greater risk of serious elbow injuries, complications from falls

  February 17, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Sleep apnea common among stroke-related brainstem injuries

  February 12, 2014, U-M Health System news release.

• Change in guidelines for type 2 diabetes screening tests may lead to under-diagnosis in children, U-M study says

  February 11, U-M Health System news release.

• Stroke trigger more deadly for African-Americans

  February 7, U-M Health System news release.

• Vitamin A deficiency associated with more frequent childhood illness

  February 6, U-M News Service release.

• Women's rights are good for men's health

  February 6, U-M News Service release.

• U-M School of Public Health researcher wins top national award

  February 5, U-M School of Public Health news release.

• How states can encourage web-based health care in hospitals

  February 4, U-M News Service release.

• Liver tumors found in mice exposed to BPA

  February 3, U-M Health System news release.

• En Español: Estudio muestra vínculo significativa entre el BPA y el cáncer

• En Português: Estudo mostra ligação entre a exposição ao BPA e o desenvolvimento do câncer

• Hot topics in heart disease prevention and treatment

  February 3, U-M Health System news release.

• As the temperature drops, your risk of fracture rises

  February 2, U-M Health System news release.

January, 2014

• Florida health care project delivers cost savings, important insights for emerging reform models

  January 29, U-M Health System news release.

• Faculty testify before Congress on transportation, job issues

  January 29, U-M Health System news release.

• When hospitals share patient records, emergency patients benefit, study suggests

  January 24, U-M Health System news release.

• Vulvar condition causing painful sex strikes twice as many Hispanic women, half as many black women

  January 22, U-M Health System news release.

• Forty U-M Master’s Students Start New Year as Dow Sustainability Fellows

  January 14, U-M Graham Sustainability Institute.

• White parents more likely to use age-appropriate car seats than non-whites

  January 9, U-M Health System release.

• Prescription drugs a 'tipping point' for dating violence among urban youth

  January 9, U-M News release.

• Public health leaders call for renewed push against tobacco use

  January 8, University Record.

• Millions of lives saved since surgeon general's tobacco warning 50 years ago.

  January 7, U-M News Service release.