Misinformation is spreading on social media claiming that businesses aren’t allowed to ask customers if they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine because it would violate health privacy laws. CBSSM's Kayte Spector-Bagdady was recently interviewed about what HIPAA does or does not prohibit.

A wealth of evidence suggests these tests are often unnecessary, costly, and can lead to adverse effects.

As public health faculty passionate about health equity, Melissa Creary and Paul Fleming have spent their careers observing the ways in which racism creates barriers to health for communities. Now, the pair are laying plans to make an impact on public health education through anti-racist teaching, beginning in their own backyard.

Why a false controversy about vaccine privacy and “passports” threatens to prolong the pandemic.

Studies have found that women in academia have published fewer papers, led fewer clinical trials and received less recognition for their expertise during the pandemic. Add to that the emotional upheaval of the pandemic, the protests over structural racism, worry about children’s mental health and education, and the lack of time to think or work, and an already unsustainable situation becomes unbearable.

Low-income people who reported better oral health after getting coverage said it helped with their work or job search.

Online ratings and reviews abound, and many have checked them, so providers and policymakers should pay attention.

COVID-19 has many parallels to earlier outbreaks including lack of preparedness, healthcare inequities, and politicization of pandemics, medical historians say.

Michigan Medicine experts discuss how they provide equitable care to a diverse community.

Family responsibilities incurred by shutdowns — and existing bias — disrupted the mental health, productivity and work–life balance of US female academic scientists, finds study.