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September 29, 2016
Research by Dr. Katherine Gold, assistant professor of family medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology, indicates that physicians often avoid treatment for depression and other mental illnesses — wary of the stigma and toll that such a diagnosis might have on their careers.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 29, 2016
Dr. Michael Englesbe, associate professor of surgery, recommends that all patients train for elective surgery, much like they would before athletic competition: “The reason many patients don’t do well is because they are already deconditioned as couch potatoes, and then they get a big operation which makes them even more frail.”
The Wall Street Journal -
September 29, 2016
“Air pollution is causing millions of deaths per year, mostly but not exclusively in the developing world, due to very poorly controlled combustion as well as indoor air problems from the use of biomass fuels indoors, such as wood, dung and coal,” said Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences, and civil and environmental engineering.
CNN -
September 28, 2016
“It’s just nonsense to say NAFTA is responsible for the decline of manufacturing jobs in the U.S.,” said Alan Deardorff, professor of economics and public policy.
CNN Money -
September 28, 2016
Brian Dunnigan, associate director of the William L. Clements Library, commented on the significance of a rare, hand-drawn 1790 map of Detroit discovered in an Ontario home.
Detroit Free Press -
September 28, 2016
Aaron Kall, U-M director of debate, said Donald Trump did well early in the debate with Hillary Clinton but seemed to flag in energy later in the evening: “It just shows the contrast in debate preparation styles. He has to change his preparation.”
USA Today -
September 27, 2016
“(Clinton’s) raising of numerous hypotheses about why Trump was not releasing his tax returns was brilliant stagecraft. By raising the ideas as questions, rather than making assertions, the presentation can set the stage for days of questioning about the topic,” said Arthur Lupia, professor of political science and research professor at the Center for Political Studies.
The New York Times -
September 27, 2016
A new study by Suzanna Zick, research associate professor of family medicine and environmental health sciences, found that self-administered acupressure reduces the burdensome fatigue often experienced by breast cancer survivors after treatment is completed.
Chicago Tribune -
September 27, 2016
Teenagers’ exercise habits may be easier to solidify if parents start teaching them about fitness long before kids reach high school, said Dr. Venkatesh Murthy, assistant professor of internal medicine and radiology.
Reuters -
September 26, 2016
Andrew Martin, dean of LSA, and colleagues say current Democratic appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court are clustered together on the ideological spectrum, but Republican appointees are more widely dispersed — something that probably won’t change much regardless of who becomes the next president.
The New York Times
