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In this New York Times opinion article, Aubree Gordon, associate professor of Epidemiology, discusses the respiratory viruses we'll likely see this winter.
Biases in heart disease and metabolic disorder – also known as cardiometabolic – studies are putting the lives of midlife Black and Hispanic women in jeopardy. These women are experiencing cardiometabolic risks five to 11 years earlier than White women, but studies designed to gauge these differences often underestimate the disparity, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
According to a new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, while there have been major advances over the last decade in an effort to improve the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine, innovative approaches are needed to significantly improve vaccine effectiveness. Study author Arnold Monto, professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, discusses the findings.
Obesity has been a major global health issue in recent decades as more people eat unhealthy diets and fail to exercise regularly. A new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests there is another factor that tips the scale in women's weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat — air pollution.
For outstanding contributions to respiratory virus disease research over the course of his career, Dr. Arnold Monto, the Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV).
Matthew Boulton, Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health, was quoted in Detroit Free Press. He stated it is important for the public to be updated with their polio vaccines.