Extreme risk protection order: What to know if needed
New toolkit developed by the University of Michigan provides guidance, understanding of Michigan's new red flag law.
Health Management and Policy
Rapid rise seen in mental health diagnosis and care during and after pregnancy
New research from Kara Zivin
Mental health issues during pregnancy or the first year of parenthood have a much greater chance of getting detected and treated now than just over a decade ago, a trio of new studies suggests.
Firearm violence prevention researchers discuss state's new firearm laws in Lansing
Michigan Public Health researchers visited Lansing, Mich. to discuss the state’s newly enacted firearm laws as part of an event hosted by the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.
Seminar Summary - Convenient Access and Invitations: Increasing COVID-19 Vaccinations in Kenya
Elisa Maffioli presented her research about the effect of social influence on vaccination behavior during COVID-19 in Kenya at the Spring 2024 Human Capital Initiative Research Seminar Series.
Four University of Michigan teams selected for virtual tournament of science
Anyone can vote to help studies on brain cancer, heart transplant, dementia care and deadly fungal infections advance in STAT Madness 2024
For basketball fans, it's almost time for March Madness, as teams vie to make the brackets of 68 teams that will compete for the national titles in men's and women's hoops. But for biomedical researchers, this month is time for STAT Madness, the virtual tournament of science. And four University of Michigan research teams have already made the bracket of 64 teams selected by editors at STAT News.
Public health takes on gun violence crisis
‘The Exchange’ brings together experts to discuss solutions to national epidemic
Preventing gun violence is a democracy project. That’s the message Brandon Wolf delivered during the “Public Health Approaches to Ending Gun Violence” seminar. It was the second event of The Exchange: Critical Conversations with Michigan Public Health, an academic seminar series launched in fall 2023.