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The causes driving the opioid crisis are more complex than just the actions of pharmaceutical companies. A fragmented health care system, ineffective policies, and current federal and state laws are all contributing to the level of difficulty when it comes to combating overdoses and addiction within the United States.
This is the biggest state opioid settlement yet, and lawyers and addiction patients' advocates are waiting eagerly to see what precedent it will set.
Restricting sales of tobacco products to people 21 and older could keep 11,000 Michiganders from starting to smoke, potentially avoiding premature deaths in two-thirds of that population, according to a University of Michigan study.
We are excited to welcome William Lopez as a new clinical assistant professor in Health Behavior and Health Education. We recently interviewed him to learn more about his work and what brought him to Michigan Public Health.
Hospitals in Michigan and across the country rang in the New Year with a federal mandate to reveal their once-secret master price lists, although it's unclear whether this new requirement will assist many patients or contain ever-rising health care costs.
In an article from the Detroit Free Press, Assistant Professor Paul Fleming gives his thoughts on how the Trump administration's proposed rule change towards immigrant access of government benefits and services could effect health outcomes.