Epidemiology,Faculty

Family's Holocaust mystery brings two public health professors together

Uncovering a surprising connection between the families of Michigan Public Health faculty members Kate Bauer and Irene Butter

Michigan Public Health professor Kate Bauer and her family had long wondered about the family that had taken in their ancestor during the Holocaust. A guest speaker at Bauer’s children’s school led to a surprising discovery, linking the families of two School of Public Health faculty members.

New report details racial and ethnic differences in access to care, recovery, and social impacts of COVID-19

Q&A with Blair Whittington

In this Q&A, Michigan Public Health Research Specialist Blair Whittington explains the findings from the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study (MI CReSS).

Behind Michigan's abundant agricultural economy are farmworkers facing poor living conditions

New research from Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios and Alexis Handal

Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that living conditions for many seasonal and migrant farmworkers across Michigan can be unsafe and unhealthy.

Could prolonged exposure to pollution lead to loss of independence in later life?

Traffic pollution emerges as a lead exacerbator for ailments that come with aging

Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to a loss of independence for older adults, according to a University of Michigan study.

A few surgical procedures account for high number of opioid prescriptions

A handful of common surgical procedures account for large shares of all opioids dispensed after surgery in children and adults, according to two studies recently published by researchers at the University of Michigan.

Maternal suicide: Study provides insights into complicating factors surrounding perinatal deaths

Pregnant and postpartum people who died by suicide more likely to experience intimate partner problems, depression, substance abuse, health problems

Suicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and in the months after delivery in the United States, but many of these deaths may be preventable, say University of Michigan researchers.