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Growing Life Expectancy Inequality in US Cannot Be Blamed on Opioids Alone

New Research from Arline Geronimus

A new University of Michigan study challenges a popularized view about what's causing the growing gap between the lifespans of more- and less-educated Americans—finding shortcomings in the widespread narrative that the United States is facing an epidemic of "despair."

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Stalk Antibodies Provide Flu Protection in Humans

New Research from Aubree Gordon

A universal flu vaccine that could prevent a potential influenza pandemic has been a holy grail for epidemiologists around the world ever since the first flu vaccines were developed in 1938.

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Michigan Minds Podcast: A New Approach to Improving Firearms Safety

Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman Interviewed by Michigan Minds

Auto accidents and firearms are the leading causes of death for children and adolescents in the United States. But while the auto accidents number has largely trended down, the same cannot be said for firearms deaths. Researchers Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman talk about a new effort that takes an injury prevention approach to decreasing firearms deaths among youth.