Health & Medicine

  1. March 18, 2024

    Grant supports tuition-free midwifery program at U-M

    The School of Nursing has partnered with Birth Detroit to launch the Michigan Maternity Care Traineeship Program, and a federal grant will support the financial and mentorship needs of students.

  2. March 11, 2024

    U-M researchers open new leads in anti-HIV drug development

    A team of U-M researchers has successfully modified a naturally occurring chemical compound in the lab, resulting in advanced lead compounds with anti-HIV activity.

  3. March 7, 2024

    Michigan Medicine reducing anesthesia-related emissions

    Michigan Medicine has reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with inhaled anesthesia by 88% over the past year, in support of universitywide carbon neutrality.

  4. March 4, 2024

    Four U-M teams selected for virtual tournament of science

    As March Madness approaches for basketball fans, the biomedical research equivalent — STAT Madness — has four U-M teams entered in its initial 64-team bracket.

  5. March 4, 2024

    $7.5 million gift advances care for children with complex needs

    A $7.5 million gift to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital will help advance technology-enabled care and provide social work services to families of children who have complex medical needs.

  6. February 20, 2024

    $3.7M NIH grant will boost study of new cancer therapy

    In a major advancement for cancer research at U-M, researcher Mats Ljungman has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

  7. February 19, 2024

    Early sepsis detection tool may be cribbing doctors’ suspicions

    Proprietary artificial intelligence software designed to be an early warning system for sepsis can’t differentiate high and low risk patients before they receive treatments, a U-M study has found.

  8. February 12, 2024

    U-M hypertension pharmacists model expanding to other states

    The CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is seeking to extend U-M’s Hypertension Pharmacists’ Program to the southeastern United States.

  9. February 5, 2024

    Q&A: Which COVID-19 shots are most protective against severe disease?

    A group of U-M researchers sought to understand the various designs and methods that were used to study effectiveness of the vaccine doses following the primary series vaccination.

  10. January 31, 2024

    MHealthy offers incentive for questionnaire and goal setting

    The MHealthy Rewards program is encouraging U-M employees to take proactive steps to learn about and improve their health by offering a $75 incentive.