On the Heights: April 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.
Research
Drug that treats flu shows additional benefit of protecting close contacts from infection
Newly published findings of global drug trial show promise for preventing avian flu transmission
One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about 30%, according to new research in the New England Journal of Medicine from University of Michigan researchers.
50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans
According to new research, Americans living in economically stagnant areas were more likely to suffer increased stress and much greater levels of chronic illness, particularly among adults with lower levels of education.
Federal budget cuts and worker safety
Michigan Public Health professor and researcher Rick Neitzel warns that federal cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which has lost two-thirds of its staff, will lead to more preventable workplace injuries and deaths across industries from mining to healthcare.
Investing in COVID-19 vaccination more than paid off for US
The national vaccine strategy paid for itself after just one year, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers. The United States prevented far more in medical spending and lost productivity than it spent on testing, buying and delivering the 2021 vaccines.
On the Heights: March 2025
Departmental news, research highlights, community achievements, and more to help you stay connected with the Michigan Public Health community.