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April 5, 2022
Whether strict lockdowns infringe too much on personal liberties is a different conversation, but China has kept COVID-19 cases much lower overall than the U.S., says Abram Wagner, research assistant professor of epidemiology: “The policies that China has in play with restrictions on some level have had an effect. … (But) omicron has changed the equation in China. It’s just hard to maintain a dynamic zero-COVID policy that stamps it out completely.”
CNN -
April 5, 2022
If nuclear power is going to be a key part of America’s energy future, the U.S. must address its checkered past when mining for uranium in Native American communities, says Denia Djokić, assistant research scientist in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences: “Who gets the clean power? Who has to live with decades of a contaminated environment in their communities? How is that distributed? How can we understand that through a lens of social justice?”
Marketplace -
April 4, 2022
Paying for gas is unlike other transactions, like a monthly subscription set on auto-pay, which it’s easy to lose sight of, or a fancy dinner — a waiter takes your card and takes care of the purchase, says Scott Rick, associate professor of marketing: “With gas, you’re just there and watching this thing climb and climb. You can see every penny being extracted from you in real time.”
Marketplace -
April 4, 2022
“Pregnant women (in Ukraine) are extra vulnerable,” said Elizabeth Langen, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology. “If you’ve destroyed their hospitals and their infrastructure, you’re going to see more women die in childbirth. If mom has postpartum depression or PTSD, which is certainly more likely if you’re delivering in a war zone, that impacts how she’s able to bond with the baby, and how she’s able to provide the care … after the baby’s born.”
ABC News -
April 4, 2022
Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky has invoked the Holocaust as analogous to what his country is experiencing, but Jeffrey Veidlinger, professor of history and Judaic studies, believes the comparison is problematic: “The war is horrific … But like most wars, this war is being fought over the political control of a territory and the sovereignty of a people; unlike the Holocaust, it is not an attempt to murder every single member of an ethnic, racial or national group.
The Detroit Jewish News -
April 1, 2022
During the pandemic, births among low-income women may have had a smaller decline than the overall population — and even increased, say Lea Bart, Ph.D. student in economics, and Vanessa Lang, researcher at the Population Studies Center. “These women might have wanted to delay a birth because they couldn’t afford it right now, but they weren’t able to maintain that access to contraception that they relied on to be able to control their births,” Bart said.
MLive -
April 1, 2022
“People think, ‘Oh, it’s just bloating,’ so it’s often brushed aside,” said Kimberly Harer, clinical lecturer in gastroenterology. But bloating is not only uncomfortable; it can affect “many aspects of our patients’ lives,” she said, leading to embarrassment and body image issues. “Patients should feel empowered to discuss bloating with their providers and get the help they need.”
The New York Times -
April 1, 2022
Doctors are increasingly reluctant to prescribe opioids for pain treatment amid soaring addiction rates and fear of liability, said Pooja Lagisetty, assistant professor of internal medicine: “If we are closing our doors to patients who have been on long-term opioids or need opioids for their pain, then we’re essentially asking our patients to find pain relief outside of the medical system.”
Bloomberg Law -
March 31, 2022
“If there was a ‘blue pill’ for increasing muscle strength, they’d have taken it some time ago,” said Kathryn Clark, lecturer and associate program chair of movement science, on the many ways that athletes have been working on for years to increase strength more efficiently.
(This item appeared with an incorrect photo in the March 31 Record email.)
Newsweek -
March 31, 2022
Despite an influx of visitors, hosting the 2024 NFL draft may not be the economic windfall that Detroit hopes it’ll be due to large costs, says Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management: “That’s money that could be spent on other activities, which might actually be more useful for the local economy like providing children with a proper education or providing proper health care.”
Detroit Free Press
