Diabetes

On the Heights: December 2025

Michigan Public Health faculty and researchers advance digital health research, examine global school feeding programs, and share expertise on healthcare spending, noise pollution, and the power of public health storytelling.

MI-Healthy City Tool helps communities promote health equity across Michigan

The MI-Healthy City Tool, developed by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is a comprehensive dashboard analyzing health equity in Michigan's largest cities to inform policy and community action.

Office Hours: Joyce Lee's Weight Loss Drug Research

Joyce Lee published new research on the increased use of weight loss drugs originally used to treat diabetes, Wegovy and Ozempic, among adolescents. She explains factors causing this rise and the need for data on long-term safety and effectiveness.

Mental health and chronic diabetes complications strongly linked both ways, study finds

Researchers say there is a need for better screening of both risk factors

New research from the University of Michigan indicates chronic diabetes complications increase the risk of developing mental health disorders and vice versa.

9 million Medicare beneficiaries to benefit from new drug pricing, but careful monitoring needed, says U-M researcher

Michigan Public Health professor and researcher Minal Patel discusses the US Department of Health and Human Services’ move to lower prices on for 10 high-cost medications for individuals with Medicare Part D coverage.

Phthalates Exposure Tied to Higher Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in White Women

Sung Kyun Park feature in MedPage today

Sung Kyun Park, an associate professor of Epidemiology, discusses his recent research on phthalate exposure and diabetes incidence in women.