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November 4, 2022
“The youngest infants have a high risk of coming into the hospital in what we call their first RSV season. … But many infants didn’t experience the first RSV season on the regular schedule that they would have, particularly if they were born in or after 2020,” said Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology.
The New York Times -
November 3, 2022
“The fact that such a commonly used device could have any discrepancy at all was shocking to me. I make a lot of medical decisions based on this device,” said pulmonologist Michael Sjoding, associate professor of internal medicine, whose research shows that pulse oximeters tend to overestimate Black patients’ oxygen levels.
The Associated Press -
November 3, 2022
“Unused and expired medications are a public safety issue and pose health risks to children. It’s important that parents dispose of them properly when they’re no longer needed to reduce risks of kids getting sick as well as the negative impact on the environment,” said Sarah Clark, co-director of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
HealthDay -
November 3, 2022
“I could see GM and others saying, ‘I don’t want to be in this place. This all boils down to a cost-benefit analysis, is the juice worth the squeeze?'” said Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing, on General Motors’ decision to temporarily halt its paid advertising on Twitter while it evaluates the social media platform’s new direction under Elon Musk.
Detroit Free Press -
November 2, 2022
“As we approach an election, we need to think about the health and well-being implications of our votes. Being able to pass gun control legislation is a matter of life and death,” said Elizabeth Langen, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, commenting on the rise of intimate partner violence against pregnant women — often associated with a firearm.
ABC News -
November 2, 2022
“I think it is likely that part of the recent increase in metastatic prostate cancer cases is due to historical declines in PSA screening, (but it’s) unlikely to be the full story,” said Alex Bryant, a radiation oncologist at the Rogel Cancer Center, whose research team examined prostate cancer screening rates among U.S. veterans from 2008 to 2019 — a period where guidelines came out recommending against routine screening.
UPI -
November 2, 2022
“For very good reasons, child care is highly regulated, which makes it a more difficult business endeavor than you would expect for the amount of profit a child care business typically brings in. I’m happy that we’re treating child care owners like entrepreneurs because that’s exactly what they are,” said Tifani Sadek, clinical assistant professor of law and co-director of the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Detroit Free Press -
November 1, 2022
“A lot of people know that genetics play a major role in how we get cancer. But what I think a lot of people don’t know is that for the big cancers that affect the state of Michigan — things like breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer — actually, the majority of the risk derives from the environment,” said Justin Colacino, associate professor of environmental health sciences and nutritional sciences.
WEMU -
November 1, 2022
“There’s all these people out there who are trying to characterize virologists as a bunch of cowboys in the Wild West, just doing whatever the hell they want with no attention to safety or security. That’s not the case. I don’t know a single scientist who’s not concerned,” said Michael Imperiale, professor of microbiology and immunology.
Grid -
November 1, 2022
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice of public policy, says the threshold to potentially charge Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago probe would be extremely high, leaving prosecutors little room for error. “Because this is so unprecedented, they are going to take it slow.”
The Washington Post
