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.
Epidemiology Results
Communities for Cognitive Aging: How Neighborhoods May Protect the Cognitive Health of Older Americans
New research from Jessica Finlay and Philippa Clarke
A trio of University of Michigan studies shows that urban and suburban neighborhoods that provide opportunities for socialization, physical activity and intellectual stimulation may help preserve older adults' cognitive health.
Menthol Ban Would Save 650,000 Lives in the Next 40 Years
New research from the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations
Banning menthol flavors in cigarettes could reduce smoking by 15% by having smokers giving up tobacco products altogether or switching to e-cigarettes and other nicotine vaping products—avoiding 16,250 tobacco-related deaths per year by 2060, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Michigan Public Health Establishes Sherman A. James Diverse and Inclusive Epidemiology Award
The Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) and the University of Michigan School of Public Health has established the Sherman A. James Diverse and Inclusive Epidemiology Award.
Success of Michigan's Rule to Reduce Vaccine Exemptions for Kids Was Short-Lived, U-M Study Says
New Research
Adding the hurdle of vaccine education prior to obtaining a nonmedical exemption may improve vaccination rates in the short term, but policymakers may want to consider more holistic strategies to change parental behaviors in the long term, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Michigan Researchers Get $5.3M to Expand COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring
New Research from Chuanwu Xi and Kevin Bakker
University of Michigan researchers surveying wastewater systems for SARS-COV-2 will be able to increase testing sites and continue monitoring until 2023 after receiving more than $5 million from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.