Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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April 24, 2024
Medical marijuana use decreased in recreational‑use states
Recent data on medical cannabis use found enrollment in medical cannabis programs increased overall from 2016-22, but decreased in states where nonmedical cannabis use became legal.
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February 12, 2024
U-M hypertension pharmacists model expanding to other states
The CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is seeking to extend U-M’s Hypertension Pharmacists’ Program to the southeastern United States.
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September 25, 2023
U-M gets $17.5M for outbreak response network at SPH
U-M is among 13 institutions that will be part of a national network of centers focused on predicting and responding to future disease outbreaks. A $17.5 million grant will establish the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling.
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November 7, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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April 20, 2022
Firearms now top cause of death among children, adolescents
Firearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to new federal data analyzed by U-M researchers.
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December 3, 2021
CDC completes Ann Arbor campus flu investigation
An investigation into the sudden and large rise of influenza cases among students diagnosed in the last two months on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus has led to several CDC recommendations.
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November 15, 2021
CDC in Ann Arbor to research flu cases on campus
A large and sudden increase in influenza among students on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus will be the focus of federal health experts seeking to learn more about how the flu is spreading and vaccine effectiveness.
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September 21, 2021
$6M grant to advance youth firearm violence prevention research
A $6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded this week to U-M will support researchers so they can partner with communities on innovative projects that ultimately aim to reduce youth firearm violence.
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September 24, 2020
Firearms research at U-M gets $4.6M boost with CDC grants
In a milestone of research funding, three teams of U-M researchers have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address issues related to firearm injury.
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March 5, 2020
U-M issues new recommendations related to coronavirus
A universitywide update related to the COVID-19 coronavirus recommends that faculty, staff or students who recently traveled to China, South Korea, Italy or Iran should self-quarantine for two weeks.