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October 11, 2023
“Never before had (Hamas) launched a multifaceted operation to this extent, which almost certainly required months of deliberate planning and coordination,” said Javed Ali, associate professor of practice of public policy. “Significant questions arise over how Israeli intelligence was unable to detect strategic or tactical indicators of the operation, given their long-standing excellence in domestic and foreign intelligence.”
The New York Times -
October 10, 2023
Because of the way the U.S. pays for health care, hospitals don’t make more money if they hire more nurses or pay them more — those outlays are exclusively expenses that do not help bring in any new revenue. “The same problems apply to support staff insofar as they are costly to organizations and don’t bring in reimbursement, so they are perpetually understaffed, underpaid, etc.,” said Olga Yakusheva, professor of nursing and of health management and policy.
Vox -
October 10, 2023
“Most people recognize that too much noise damages your hearing, but we’re getting increasingly concerned as there is a rich body of literature connecting noise with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, risk of heart attack and strokes,” said Rick Neitzel, professor of environmental health sciences. “It’s harming us in ways that are potentially fatal, and much more common than we historically understood.”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
October 10, 2023
“To have patients look at me and say, ‘Doctor, why are you stopping me from getting the care I need?’ The answer is that Prop 3 made access to abortion care a right in Michigan, but these laws remain on the books,” said Halley Crissman, adjunct clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, about legal obstacles like a 24-hour waiting period and a ban on Medicaid reimbursement that make it difficult for some women to get an abortion.
National Public Radio -
October 9, 2023
“I don’t think it would be correct to say that these are the most extreme or the most conservative members of the Republican Party,” said Christian Fong, assistant professor of political science, referring to the eight Republicans who led the effort to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House because of his willingness to work with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.
Al Jazeera -
October 9, 2023
“I think it’s important to understand that fish, like many other species, are adapting to climate change and that we don’t yet fully understand the consequences,” said Karen Alofs, assistant professor of environment and sustainability. “These fish are threatened by their habitat … by new species invasions and establishment, and that humans can have a lot of impact on preserving that biodiversity.”
Bridge Michigan -
October 9, 2023
At a time when registered nurses are going on strike to protest staffing shortages, thousands of applicants are being turned away from nursing schools — partly because of a dearth of nurses with advanced degrees to teach, and partly due to low salaries. “We just can’t keep up with the salaries on the education side with what they’re able to earn on the practice side,” said Cynthia McCurren, dean of the UM-Flint School of Nursing.
CNN -
October 6, 2023
“The big-ticket items are cardiovascular diseases and cancers. But people always instead go to homicide, opioid addiction, HIV,” said Arline Geronimus, professor of health behavior and health education, on the chronic ailments that are the leading causes of death for people ages 35-64 and the primary reason American life expectancy is lower compared with peer nations.
The Washington Post -
October 6, 2023
“Working on a car, working on something that is big, you have spaces that are hard to reach. You end up with a combination of postural problems and stressors, if those are repeated regularly,” said Thomas Armstrong, professor of industrial and operations engineering. “Workers need recovery time throughout the workshift. … It takes a lot of physical activity to assemble a car.”
The Nation -
October 6, 2023
“It’s really a different section of the housing market that people are being pushed into. We’ve trapped families into this,” said Jennifer Erb-Downward, researcher at U-M Poverty Solutions, on the lack of suitable housing options for low-income tenants with children who live in poor conditions with few legal protections and often face eviction.
The New York Times
