State and federal executive orders have deemed seasonal and migrant farmworkers "essential." Yet, few protections have been granted to this population, which may be at higher risk of exposure to coronavirus, according to a policy brief by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Rapid at-home tests are in the works, but without oversight, they could fail to live up to their potential. Associate professor of Epidemiology Emily Martin explains.
Assistant research scientist Ryan Malosh thanks Michigan residents for staying home and flattening the curve, a collective action that helped protect him and others like him—cancer survivors and the immunocompromised.
Women exposed to PFAS may experience menopause two years earlier than other women, according to a new University of Michigan School of Public health study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Latin America has now surpassed Europe and the United States in the number of new COVID-19 cases. Rafael Meza, associate professor and associate chair of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, discusses the concerning trend.
As employers across the state of Michigan continue to reopen their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, a newly launched tool is available to help employees and businesses track possible spread at their facilities.