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To feed or not to feed? Food allergy prevention in infants

By Kaitlyn Palao

Food allergies are common, and can be life-threatening. When introducing new foods to infants, many believed that delaying the exposure of certain foods may protect infants from allergic reactions, but more recent research points to the opposite.

Mosquito

Students develop digital tool to help the fight against malaria

Reiden Magdaleno

Malaria, one of the world's oldest diseases, remains a significant public health problem worldwide. A group of University of Michigan School of Public Health students recently developed a digital tool to make existing data on the disease more accessible.