Flint Beat
Welcome to our Michigan Public Health In the News page, where we showcase the expertise and thought leadership of our faculty and other members of the University of Michigan School of Public Health community. Here, you'll find links to news articles, op-eds, and other contributions published in a wide range of news outlets and publications. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the individual experts and authors.
WXYZ Detroit
West Nile virus detected in Macomb County mosquitoes, health officials urge prevention
Featured: Joseph Eisenberg, Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The scientists who got ghosted by the NIH
Featured: Belinda Needham, Chair and Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Science
A single shot of a flu drug could outperform vaccines—and protect for an entire season
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Bridge Michigan
Should refusing vaccines be a civil right in Michigan? Some lawmakers say yes
Featured: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Michigan Daily
UMich community discusses public health and vaccine hesitancy following RFK Jr. remarks on vaccines
Featured: Matthew Boulton, Professor of Epidemiology
Psychology Today
My dementia study got axed by the government
Op-Ed: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
PBS
Who is eligible for a COVID shot? What to know about the FDA’s latest changes
Quoted: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Roll Call
FDA won’t approve COVID shot for healthy, non-elderly population
Featured: Emily Martin, Professor of Epidemiology
NBC News
California could face another record-breaking year of Valley fever fungal infection
Quoted: Jennifer Head, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
CBS News
How to limit exposure to arsenic in rice after report finds high levels in brands across U.S.
Featured: Sung Kyun Park, Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
STAT
Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and professor of Global Public Health
Wall Street Journal
RFK Jr. bets $500 million on universal vaccines in shift from Covid-19 funding
Quoted: Arnold Monto, Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Global Public Health
Yale School of Public Health
Study reveals stark differences in life expectancy across U.S. states over the past century
Research Contributor: Jihyoun Jeon, Associate Research Scientist of Epidemiology
New York Times
A new study raises alarms about plastics and heart disease. Here’s what to know.
Quoted: Sung Kyun Park, Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
Detroit News
Michigan university leaders fight research cuts as feds shift priorities
Quoted: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
Michigan Daily
NIH terminates $13 million grant on dementia
Featured: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
Bridge Michigan
Yes, allergy season is starting earlier in Michigan
Quoted: Pete Larson, Research Investigator in Epidemiology
Stat News
New data show gender-affirming hormones protect from HIV
Featured: Sari Reisner, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Michigan Daily