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UMSI Research. The Effect of an mHealth Self-Monitoring Intervention (MI-BP) on Blood Pressure Among Black Individuals With Uncontrolled Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial. Lorraine Buis. Associate Professor.

Study: Can mobile apps influence healthy behaviors among people with hypertension?

08/09/2024

Buis’ new paper examines the effect of a mobile health self-monitoring intervention on Black individuals with uncontrolled hypertension.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Doc on the Tok. Getting Cozy with Causality. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

Doc on the Tok | Getting Cozy with Causality: UMSI Research Roundup

05/28/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications.

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Congratulations Google.org AI for Social Good COVID-19 Fund grant recipients

Google.org to support UMSI health equity research through AI for Social Good COVID-19 Fund

09/10/2020

Google.org announced that a team of UMSI researchers has been selected to receive funding as part of the company’s efforts to support projects using innovative AI and data analytics to help understand COVID-19 and address its impacts.

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Focused older 80s patient consulting with doctor via video call. Image credit: iStock

Telehealth visits have skyrocketed for older adults but concerns, barriers remain

08/25/2020

One in four older Americans had a virtual medical visit in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them by video, a new telehealth poll finds.

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UMSI faculty receive promotions

07/02/2020

Six UMSI faculty promotions were approved at the May 2020 meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents and went into effect on July 1.

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