Michigan Medicine
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January 25, 2022
$10M gift, renaming of institute honor critical care field’s pioneer
Michigan Medicine will rename its critical care research institute after U-M alumnus Max Harry Weil, a pioneer in critical care medicine, to recognize his family’s $10 million donation for advancing research and innovation.
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January 24, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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January 19, 2022
Michigan Medicine offering gun locks to those in crisis
A new effort to reduce the risk of firearm injury by offering free gun locks and educational resources to people receiving care for a mental health crisis is now under way at Michigan Medicine.
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January 13, 2022
Bare shelves in the blood bank threaten patient care
A critical nationwide blood shortage threatens the ability to provide many types of patient care at U-M. Robertson Davenport, director of the blood bank at Michigan Medicine, is urging every eligible person to schedule an appointment to donate. An added incentive is the four-university Big Heart Blood Battle that starts Jan. 18.
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January 11, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations straining Michigan Medicine resources
U-M medical leaders say the latest surge in COVID-19 cases has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries, and has prompted a two-week pause on visitors to Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals.
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January 10, 2022
Staffer’s musical dreams fulfilled while living in L.A.
Before she joined U-M a decade ago, Anne Kadrovich rubbed elbows with the likes of Madonna, Gwen Stefani and Michael Jackson.
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January 6, 2022
U-M shares in $18.5M to research COVID-19, other diseases
Four Michigan universities, including U-M, will receive $18.5 million in federal funds over the next two years to collect and analyze genomic data to address emerging infectious disease threats.
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January 4, 2022
$4M to aid research into effectiveness of NSAIDs, opioids
A study led by U-M researchers seeks to identify the most effective and safest prescribing strategy to relieve acute pain after a patient heads home after surgery.
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December 16, 2021
Annual report shows U-M thriving during challenging year
The challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic tested U-M over the past year, but the university rose to meet the challenges “at every turn,” according to the 2020-21 fiscal year annual report.
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December 15, 2021
$30M gift to establish the Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer
Regent Ron Weiser has committed $30 million to Michigan Medicine to establish the Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer, an innovative, patient-focused program in prostate cancer.
