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Coronavirus Pandemic Worsens Food Insecurity for Low-Income Adults

New research from Julia Wolfson and Cindy Leung

As states started closing schools and issuing stay-home orders in March because of the coronavirus, four out of 10 low-income Americans were already struggling to afford enough food for their households, according to a new study from University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.

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Study Seeks to Find the Relationship Between COVID-19, Social Isolation, and Mental Health in Older Adults

Q&A with Lindsay Kobayashi

Researchers from the University of Michigan are working on a study to determine the mental health impacts and well-being among older adults during the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 Coping Study, an online survey of US adults ages 55 and older, highlights the complexities and layers in which the virus impacts our society—in ways that are more than just contracting the disease.

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Lessons From Flint: Government Agencies Must Legally Prepare for Public Health Crises

New Study from Peter Jacobson

To prepare for and mitigate public health crises, government officials should examine which federal, state and local agencies have legal authority to investigate and counter threats to public health, as well as develop criteria for notifying the public, according to a new Milbank Quarterly study about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

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Hazardous Drug Spills Put Cancer Nurses at Risk

New Study from Christopher Friese

With no national data source, a University of Michigan-led study has uncovered frequent spills, inconsistent PPE use and problems with closed-system transfer devices across 12 institutions.

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Common Coronaviruses Are Highly Seasonal, with Most Cases Peaking in Winter

New Research from Arnold Monto and Michigan Public Health Experts

Of the seven coronaviruses known to infect people, four cause common respiratory infections that are sharply seasonal and appear to transmit similarly to influenza, according to a new study by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.