Research impact

Healthcare jobs bounce back after COVID-19, but some sectors still struggling

Research shows overall healthcare employment has fully recovered from pandemic lows by 2024; office-based behavioral health surges 84%

The United States healthcare workforce has bounced back from the massive job losses of early 2020, with employment now matching pre-pandemic projections, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. But the recovery is far from even—while some healthcare settings are thriving, others continue to struggle with severe staffing shortages.

Patients are opting in for 10 years of breast cancer treatment

As recommendations suggest extending hormone-based breast cancer treatment to 10 years for some patients, a recent study sheds light on whether patients are opting for it.

What proposed Medicaid cuts could mean for rural communities, hospital access

Q&A with Michael Shepherd

Major cuts to Medicaid funding could have rural communities across the country facing widespread hospital closures and reduced access to healthcare, says Michael Shepherd, a health policy researcher at the University of Michigan.

Michigan Public Health launches campaign to underscore importance of public health research

New impact initiative highlights critical role of federal support for life-saving discoveries

The University of Michigan School of Public Health has launched a bold new campaign to highlight the critical impact of public health research. This comes at a time when changes to federal funding have created an uncertain future for life-saving health research.

Collaboration with Apple and World Health Organization studies sound exposure impacts on hearing

University of Michigan researchers target invisible health threat affecting millions

Groundbreaking hearing health research is being conducted by Michigan Public Health in collaboration with Apple and the World Health Organization (WHO) advancing our understanding of how exposure to certain sound levels over time may impact hearing.

Pioneering social epidemiology: CSEPH marks 25 years of transformative research

A quarter century of breaking boundaries in public health

The Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health recently celebrated a remarkable milestone—25 years of groundbreaking research that has fundamentally changed how we understand the social determinants of health.