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A new paper published this week in JAMA Network Open looks at patient experiences of discrimination in the US health system and found the types of discrimination a person could encounter in a health care setting varied, with the survey finding that 21% of non-institutionalized, English-speaking US adults have experienced discrimination while seeking medical care.
University of Michigan School of Public Health professor Richard Hirth was named the S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy.
Terrisca Des Jardins will become executive director October 1 of the Center for Health and Research Transformation. Marianne Udow-Phillips will continue as a senior advisor.
Excess body mass, smoking and manual labor explain a large proportion of disability disparities in the United States, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Since 2016, the rate of uninsured children in the US has begun to rise for the first time since the adoption of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 1997. A new paper published this week in JAMA Pediatrics analyzes new and existing threats to children’s access to health insurance.
As students head back to campuses across the country, many colleges and universities are using mobile phone and web apps to help them manage the pandemic. Denise Anthony addresses the importance of making app design choices that protect users and highlights some best practices.