Since 2016, the rate of uninsured children in the US has begun to rise for the first time since the adoption of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 1997. A new paper published this week in JAMA Pediatrics analyzes new and existing threats to children’s access to health insurance.
As students head back to campuses across the country, many colleges and universities are using mobile phone and web apps to help them manage the pandemic. Denise Anthony addresses the importance of making app design choices that protect users and highlights some best practices.
In this episode of Michigan Minds, associate professor of Epidemiology Emily Martin explains how the University of Michigan established campus health response committees to prepare for the fall semester and how the university is monitoring public health data all day, every day to make health-informed decisions for the U-M community.
US health officials moved to expand access to flu shots and to tighten vaccination requirements for students, with the nation facing the prospect of flu season arriving amid the coronavirus pandemic and creating an unprecedented threat to health.
Does the pandemic signify the oft-declared death of sage-colored currency? Cash now seems fraught with risk, not only because of the bills and coins but the proximity of other people involved in each transaction. Health experts believe these concerns are overblown, but anxiety has a way of compounding like interest.
WEMU's Lisa Barry talks with University of Michigan associate professor of epidemiology from the School of Public Health Emily Toth Martin about the latest on COVID-19 testing, possible new treatments, and a vaccine to prevent it from infecting someone.