Study: Virtual driving test helps predict crash risk for teens, young adults
A virtual assessment can help predict which new drivers are at greatest risk of getting into a crash, according to a new study.
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Community-based collaborative to improve birth outcomes for Detroit Latinas
Collaborative to identify key barriers and facilitators to positive birth outcomes and create a strategic plan for change
Michigan Public Health researchers are leading a new community-based project aimed at improving maternal and child health for Latina women in Detroit.
$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.
Exposure to PFAS chemicals doubles the odds of a prior cancer diagnosis in women
New research from Amber Cathey
Researchers found a clear association between exposure to certain PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) and phenol (including BPA) chemicals and a previous cancer diagnosis in women from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Scientists link women's prior cancer diagnoses to 'forever chemical' exposures
Amber Cathey quoted in the Hill
Women with prior diagnoses of melanoma, ovarian cancer or uterine cancer had higher levels of “forever chemicals” and other toxic compounds in their blood, scientists determined in a new nationwide analysis.
Air Pollution Risks: Exploring Links Between Wildfires, Farming, and Increased Dementia Cases
Increasingly, evidence shows exposure to air pollution makes the brain susceptible to dementia.
No amount of air pollution is good for the brain, but wildfires and the emissions resulting from agriculture and farming in particular may pose especially toxic threats to cognitive health, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.