Epidemiology,Faculty

Counties with Intervention Measures, More Hospitals Experienced Fewer COVID-19 Deaths

New Research from Jess Millar

Counties that banned in-person religious gatherings and those with a greater number of hospitals per capita were associated with a decreased case-fatality rate of COVID-19 during the pandemic's first wave, according to a new University of Michigan study. Counties with high prevalence of asthma and a greater concentration of people over 65 were linked to higher fatality rates, the analysis showed.

A High-Risk, High-Reward Approach to ALS

New research from Stuart Batterman

A multidisciplinary group of University of Michigan researchers will investigate environmental exposures, chosen as one of the first projects in a new National Institutes of Health amyotrophic lateral sclerosis initiative.

Denise Anthony Named Chair of Health Management and Policy

Denise Anthony, professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, has been selected as the next chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy, effective October 1, 2021.

Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Could Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths

New Research from Rafael Meza

Adding warning labels with graphic depictions of negative health consequences could have averted thousands of smoking-related deaths, according to a new analysis by University of Michigan researchers and colleagues.

COVID-19 Should Become Seasonal, Michigan Public Health Researcher Says

Q&A with Rafael Meza

A University of Michigan epidemiologist believes that COVID-19 will become a seasonal disease, likely in the fall and winter seasons.

U-M Receives $6M CDC Grant to Advance Youth Firearm Violence Prevention Research

A $6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded this week to the University of Michigan will support researchers so they can partner with communities on innovative projects that ultimately aim to reduce youth firearm violence.