The pox on our house

July 27th, 20220 — This article by Abdul El-Sayed originally appeared in the newsletter The Incision. It has been edited for style. Subscribe to The Incision here: incision.substack.com Over the weekend, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a “Public Health Emergency of International...

Bill seeks to include Mid East and North African category in minority-serving health programs

April 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) have joined colleagues to introduce a bill that includes people who identify as Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a racial and ethnic minority group in the U.S. Public Health Service Act. The MENA population is categorized as White or "other"...

What you need to know about the U.S. measles outbreak

April 29th, 20190 NEW YORK - The United States so far this year has recorded 704 cases of measles in 22 states, its largest outbreak since public health officials in 2000 declared the disease eradicated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC on Monday released updated figures on the number of cases recorded so far this...

Abdul El-Sayed named scholar-in-residence at Wayne State

March 25th, 20190 DETROIT— Former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed became the first-ever scholar-in-residence in Wayne State’s criminal justice department and public health program.  El-Sayed is set to give two public lectures and teach the interdisciplinary course, “Well Being and Public Policy: Issues and Concepts” during...

State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor

June 22nd, 20180 DEARBORN — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed continues to rack up endorsements from across the state and around the country in his bid to be Michigan’s next governor. On Monday, State Rep. Hammoud (D-Dearborn) became the latest elected official to endorse Abdul El-Sayed’s gubernatorial campaign. A proud son of immigrants, Rep. Hammoud...

Immigrant workers in U.S. have tripled risk for heat-related death

November 18th, 20170 Compared to U.S. citizens, immigrants have more than three times the risk of dying from heat-related illness — with the majority of deaths occurring in just three states, according to a recent study. The risk is greatest among Hispanic immigrants and those between ages 18 and 24, a group of researchers at the Centers for Disease...