📄New from @ninahillmd.bsky.social and @kaopingchua.bsky.social.

From 2019–2023, U.S. children with chronic conditions were consistently more likely to experience food insecurity than peers without such conditions.

🔗 michmed.org/GQ3DW
@jamanetworkopen.com @um-ihpi.bsky.social

Sandy-Hassmiller Early Career Health Services Research Award Nora Becker, M.D., Ph.D. Paul Chandanabhumma, Ph.D., M.P.H. Nicholas Hartman, Ph.D. Nina Hill, M.D. Bradley Iott, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.

🎉 CONGRATS to the 2025 recipients of our Sandy-Hassmiller Early Career Health Services Research Award: @norabeckermd.bsky.social, @paulsribhenc.bsky.social, Nicholas Hartman, @ninahillmd.bsky.social & Bradley Iott! Learn about them and their innovative projects: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

Today, Governor DeSantis shared his plans to end vaccine requirements in the state of Florida. We are concerned that today's announcement will put children in Florida public schools at higher risk for getting sick and have ripple effects across their community.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”

You may not burn up in a fire but take a look at air quality trends in N America over the last 10 yrs & see how far away this is.

How Medicaid cuts could lead to loss of coverage for millions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Chan School's Benjamin Sommers and Adrianna McIntyre share their reactions to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and discuss potential consequences for Medicaid recipients and the U.S. health ca...

Harvard Chan School's Benjamin Sommers and Adrianna McIntyre (@adrianna.bsky.social) share their reactions to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and discuss potential consequences for Medicaid recipients and the U.S. health care system.

New in AIDS Care: using a mixed methods approach, we evaluated the implementation of a new transition clinic for youth living with HIV. Thank you to my mentors Dr. Ahonkhai and Dr. Desai for their support on this important work! doi.org/10.1080/0954...

Figure 1. All-Cause Mortality Rates per 100 000 in the US vs OECD18 for <1-Year-Old Infants and 1- to 19-Year-Old Individuals, 2007-2022

Most viewed this week from JAMA: US children's health has worsened from 2007 to 2023 across various indicators, including mortality, chronic conditions, and mental health.

https://ja.ma/44qQDB5

Effect of Medicaid Cuts on the Medical Care Ecosystem

"There are far-reaching casualties from Medicaid cuts, beyond the harms to the beneficiaries of the program."

This Viewpoint discusses the potential widespread harm of proposed Medicaid cuts. https://ja.ma/4nHjfgV

Hospital ERs will be overwhelmed if $800 billion Medicaid cut passes, doctors warn Doctors at Trinity Health Ann Arbor warn cuts could reduce well-child visits, overwhelm emergency departments, and cause people to fall through the cracks.

www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

@kaopingchua.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social

Though young adults in the US account for a disproportionate share of new HIV diagnoses, until this study from @ninahillmd.bsky.social, we didn't know much about trends in dispensing PrEP!!

Free full text 👉 rdcu.be/em1X1

🌟Rising star alert🌟

So proud of my incredible undergraduate mentee Ainsley for presenting our work on youth perspectives toward food insecurity screening and produce prescriptions at #ARM25 @academyhealth.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social

Gov. Whitmer speaks out against federal funding cuts for SNAP Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a statement on the impacts of funding cuts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the new federal b

"No one should go to bed hungry in Michigan...we will fight to make sure our kids and families are fed, but we need Republicans in our congressional delegation to step up for their own constituents." -Gretchen Whitmer
wwmt.com/news/state/g...

Tell Congress: Oppose Cuts that Harm Babies Urge Congress to reject budget cuts to programs that support babies and families.

Today we told Congress:

41 percent of births are covered by Medicaid

One in three families with kids under five are food insecure

We asked Congress: Don’t cut what babies & families rely on. Add your voice: thinkbabies.org/budgetcuts

New work from our members @ninahillmd.bsky.social @kaopingchua.bsky.social

More young adults than ever take HIV-prevention medication, but gaps remain Trends in use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, medication suggest more effort is needed to boost consistent use

With #HIV prevention medications (called PrEP for short) at the center of a #SCOTUS case that will receive a ruling soon, this new research from @ninahillmd.bsky.social & @kaopingchua.bsky.social is especially timely:
ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

New @journalgim.bsky.social: using national pharmacy data, we show that PrEP use is increasing among young people aged 18-25, but these patients are using PrEP for shorter periods of time. @kaopingchua.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Official CBO analysis confirms the obvious: House Republican tax and budget bill isn't shared sacrifice.

It makes poor people poorer and rich people richer. It does this by cutting health care & nutrition to help finance tax cuts skewed to the wealthy.

www.cbo.gov/publication/...

SNAP helps millions of kids eat. Now Congress wants to gut it — slashing $300 billion to fund tax breaks for the wealthiest households and corporations. It’s cruel, calculated, and happening this week. Contact your Representative now: secure.everyaction.com/lmBv70YdQkCu...

We spy @ninahillmd.bsky.social of our National Clinician Scholars Program presenting new research on pediatric PrEP care for HIV infection prevention! #medsky #PAS2025

That's a wrap on days 1 & 2 of #PAS2025! @e2e-spr.bsky.social

Incredible energy, thoughtful discussions, and a shared commitment to advancing pediatric research. 🧑‍🔬

Congratulations to Nina Hill, MD, @ninahillmd.bsky.social, one of this year's recipients of the 2025 SPR Fellows' Clinical Research Award.

This award is designed to encourage pediatricians in training to pursue careers in academic pediatrics.

Read more: ow.ly/sTz850Vp5GE

The Big Secret About Medicaid: It’s a Middle-Class Benefit If you have a parent short on savings, a disabled adult child or a minor with special needs, Medicaid may be your backstop. Plenty of people are unaware.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/y...

Stand up for science Lansing Michigan March 7 12-4 pm

Stand up for Science Detroit March 7 12-1 pm 320 E Canfield

Michiganders! You have three options to #standupforscience2025 this Friday!

See the graphics for the Lansing and Detroit locations, plus there’s the Flint Cultural Center at 1 pm.

(Attention @standupforscience.bsky.social - the Detroit location marker on your website is not in the right spot.)

Millions of Low-Income Households Would Lose Food Aid Under Proposed House Republican SNAP Cuts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Substantial cuts to SNAP would mean households with low incomes in every state would lose support they need to put food on the table, worsening food insecurity and hardship.

#SNAP cuts in the House budget resolution would take food assistance away from millions of low-income people from every state to help pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Here’s the state-by-state impact: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

@karagavin.bsky.social giving you a shout out since this article features not just one, but two IHPI members!

Food Chain and Food Policies: Causes and Solutions for the Obesity Pandemic | Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular J

✨New article alert✨
This was an incredible opportunity for collaboration with experts to think big about nutrition and food policy causes and solutions to soaring obesity rates in the U.S.
doi.org/10.14797/mdc...

Judge orders restoration of federal health websites The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

Opinion | Why Michigan must protect Medicaid program that promotes healthy food | Bridge Michigan In Lieu of Services, or ILOS, programs allow Medicaid to pay for food and nutrition services that improve health. Threatened cuts are shortsighted given the potential of these programs to reduce healt...

📣 New commentary piece 📣
Michigan Medicaid is about to enter a whole new era of addressing food insecurity and nutrition - but will it survive threatened federal spending cuts? Find out why this work is so important: www.bridgemi.com/guest-commen...

Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.

Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?

#PHEthx