New York Times
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.
Newsweek
Could prescription drug costs change for medicare users? Experts weigh in
Quoted: Minal Patel, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity
Washington Post
Missouri voters to be asked to undo abortion protections passed last year
Quoted: Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy and Professor of Public Policy
Detroit Free Press
Wayne County hiring specialist to monitor its teens on social media to prevent violence
Quoted: Justin Heinze, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity
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
The 19th
RFK Jr. says he wants to curb measles. His former nonprofit keeps undermining his message.
Quoted: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Science
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts
Quoted: Jennifer Head, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Fox
El Salvador president and Trump discuss deportation case
Featured: William Lopez, Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity
Michigan Daily
NIH terminates $13 million grant on dementia
Featured: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
Michigan Public Radio
UAW demands reinstatement of NIOSH job cuts
Featured: Rick Neitzel, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Global Public Health
Spartan News Room
Study finds lack of trust impacts vaccine decisions among African Americans
Featured: Abram Wagner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Michigan Daily
NIH pulls funding from UMich transgender health research
Quoted: Sari Reisner, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
MLive
Still ‘no red flags’ for COVID vaccine after years of monitoring their safety
Quoted: Nancy Fleischer, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
The Detroit News
Five years after COVID, some experts worry state is vulnerable to next pandemic
Quoted: Nancy Fleischer, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Michigan Public
Study: Women farmworkers in Michigan face unique work challenges
Featured: Alexis Handal, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health
Business Insider
RFK Jr. says vitamin A could help treat measles. Here's what doctors think.
Quoted: Eduardo Villamor, Professor of Epidemiology
New York Times
A California battery plant burned. Residents have gotten sick, and anxious.
Featured: Justin Colacino, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Nutritional Sciences
Washington Post
Trans health, research programs ordered to stop by Trump administration
Featured: Sari Reisner and Kristi Gamarel, Associate Professor of Epidemiology ; Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity
USA Today