Access to more localized data on childhood vaccination coverage, such as at the school or neighborhood levels, could help better predict and prevent measles outbreaks in the United States, according to a new University of Michigan study. Read more
Months after they first experienced COVID-19 symptoms, 1 in 4 Michigan residents with a confirmed case of coronavirus had not fully recovered from the illness, according to a joint study that seeks to document Michiganders' experiences with the novel coronavirus. Read more
Black patients are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than white patients with similar underlying health and socioeconomic conditions, according to a new University of Michigan School of Public Health study. Read more
A group of faculty, staff, and students from the University of Michigan School of Public Health are working with the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) to get the organization’s over 90,000 youth back on the soccer field during the coronavirus pandemic with the help of public health practices and ingenuity. Read more
A group of University of Michigan students is experiencing public health practice firsthand while working as contact tracers as part of the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
The University of Michigan’s OncCOVID app draws on global cancer and coronavirus data to create an individualized mortality risk assessment for receiving immediate versus delayed cancer treatment. Read more