How to make the most of your at-home COVID test
Aubree Gordon quoted in the New York Times
Here’s what you need to know about when to take a test for accurate results, and how to get kits for free.
Epidemic
Addressing racial disparities key to eliminating TB, say Michigan Public Health researchers
New research from Maheen Humayun and Zhenhua Yang
Progress toward the elimination of tuberculosis in the United States has been stalled by significant racial and ethnic disparities often masked by state- and national-level data, say University of Michigan researchers.
Multiple periods of loneliness may add up to higher mortality risk
New research from Xuexin Yu and Lindsay Kobayashi
Working from well-established research on the detrimental health effects of loneliness, University of Michigan researchers set out to study whether feeling lonely at multiple times through the years leads to more serious illness and higher mortality risk in mid to later life.
Tobacco policy, public health experts explore most effective harm reduction, mitigation efforts
An online course from the University of Michigan explores the history of smoking in the U.S., the health effects of tobacco and other nicotine products, the tobacco industry's role in the epidemic, the ever-evolving policy landscape, and emerging efforts around the world related to tobacco harm reduction as a complement to traditional tobacco control measures.
$17.5M in CDC funding establishes the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling (MICOM)
The University of Michigan School of Public Health is among 13 institutions that will receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of a network of centers focused on predicting and preparing for future disease outbreaks.
MI CReSS report explores link between state's geographic regions and impact of the pandemic
The latest report from University of Michigan public health researchers studying how COVID-19 affected Michiganders found that the severity of illness or negative impact of the pandemic is strongly linked to where one lives.