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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.
New York Times
As Congress debates cutting Medicaid, a major study shows it saves lives
Quoted: Sarah Miller, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy and Business Economics and Public Policy
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
Toledo Blade
A new study explores how educational inequities affect the life expectancy of those 'left behind'
Featured: Arline Geronimus, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity
Good Men Project
Randy Seeley gets a lot of questions about GLP-1s. Here’s why
Featured: Randy Seely, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine
HealthDay
More kids without asthma inhaler after popular product taken off market
Featured: Kao-Ping Chua, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Health Management and Policy
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
Science
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts
Quoted: Jennifer Head, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Michigan Daily
NIH terminates $13 million grant on dementia
Featured: Briana Mezuk, Professor of Epidemiology
Michigan Daily
Researchers develop vibrating pill to treat constipation
Featured: William Chey, Professor of Internal Medicine and Nutritional Sciences
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
NIH pulls funding from UMich transgender health research
Quoted: Sari Reisner, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Michigan Daily
Michael Boehnke talks statistical genetics, biology textbooks and academic grandchildren
Featured: Michael Boehnke, Richard G. Cornell Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
ABC News
Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access
Featured: Sari Reisner, Associate Professor of Epidemiology
CNN
Study finds another possible cause of fatigue felt by many menopausal women
Featured: Siobán Harlow, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Public Health
US News and World Report
Blood test could guide better diet for irritable bowel syndrome
Quoted: William Chey, Professor of Internal Medicine and Nutritional Science
Nature
The weight-loss drugs being tested in 2025: will they beat Ozempic?
Featured: Randy Seeley, Adjunct Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Internal Medicine, Professor of Surgery
Science