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November 8, 2022
“The problem I see in a national way is that there has not been very much uptake of the (coronavirus) booster. It’s really unfortunate, especially given the fact that the elderly and other groups are still at risk of having a severe infection,” said Arnold Monto, professor emeritus of epidemiology.
Detroit Free Press -
November 7, 2022
“We see some individuals who are on hundreds of units of insulin leave the hospital following surgery requiring no insulin, and that predates weight loss. This is a bit of a controversial area, but some data suggest that there are unique properties to (bariatric) surgery itself that produce metabolic benefits,” said Andrew Kraftson, clinical associate professor of internal medicine and endocrinology.
TIME -
November 7, 2022
Young Michigan voters are particularly strong in supporting the reproductive rights amendment, but they are also less likely to vote in a nonpresidential election compared to older, more conservative voters, says Ken Kollman, professor of political science: “If we’re going to see a spike in turnout, it’s going to come on the abortion rights side.”
USA Today -
November 7, 2022
“I have never heard Black students say that affirmative action made them feel inferior to other students. Instead, it has been the experience of being in racist environments, where the intelligence of Black and other racial minority students and their deservedness to be on campus are constantly questioned,” wrote Kevin Cokley, professor of psychology.
The Detroit News -
November 4, 2022
“A lot of (archival and museum Philippines) collections are named after the colonial actors who acquired them. So, continuing to use those names in reference to the collection basically reinscribes that colonial history, and it erases the Filipino voices and the actors who were also a real central part in that history,” said Deirdre de la Cruz, associate professor of history and Southeast Asian studies.
WKAR Radio -
November 4, 2022
Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law, says the dispute between Pantone and Adobe over the shift to a subscription-first service for customers using Pantone’s color books in Adobe’s apps shows “how the shift from products to services erodes consumer ownership and puts us at the mercy of largely unaccountable companies.”
WIRED -
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
