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Testing for the coronavirus on those who have died could supplement other forms of surveillance and serve as a possible early outbreak warning sign, say University of Michigan researchers.
Imagine a pill you could take that would increase your happiness, longevity, and quality of sleep. And on top of that, it would decrease your susceptibility to COVID-19, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and depression. According to Vic Strecher, this medicine exists in living a more purposeful life.
Terrisca Des Jardins will become executive director October 1 of the Center for Health and Research Transformation. Marianne Udow-Phillips will continue as a senior advisor.
Seventy-five student volunteer investigators are playing a key role in the University of Michigan’s COVID-19 response by serving as contact tracers.
The University of Michigan will begin testing students, faculty and staff for the virus that causes COVID-19 next week, ramping up to 3,000 individuals weekly by the end of the month as part of a free, opt-in, voluntary surveillance testing program on the Ann Arbor campus.
Excess body mass, smoking and manual labor explain a large proportion of disability disparities in the United States, according to a new University of Michigan study.