Health & Medicine

  1. January 17, 2023

    It’s not too late to get a flu shot or COVID-19 booster

    U-M faculty, staff and students can visit one of four campus pop-up clinics this month at South Quad or Pierpont Commons for a flu shot or COVID-19 booster.

  2. January 5, 2023

    Tracking treatment in real time promises safer cancer therapy

    Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at U-M.

  3. January 5, 2023

    Michigan Medicine Blood Bank recently opens in new space

    The Michigan Medicine Blood Bank recently opened in a new facility that took six years to plan. It replaces a cramped 36-year-old space just next door in University Hospital.

  4. December 15, 2022

    U-M researchers seek to speed discovery of drugs

    Timothy Cernak’s laboratory at the College of Pharmacy was awarded $3 million by Schmidt Futures recently to develop molecular reaction data using high-throughput experimentation, and the software to process it.

  5. December 15, 2022

    U-M poll: Older adults wary of mixing health care, religion

    When it comes to matters of personal beliefs, most older Americans prefer to keep their health care and their spiritual or religious lives separate, according to U-M’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.

  6. December 14, 2022

    Center takes multidisciplinary approach to studying psychedelics

    The Michigan Psychedelic Center, a new center launched earlier this year, aims to advance multidisciplinary education, research, patient care and community engagement related to psychedelics.

  7. December 8, 2022

    New hospital to be named for D. Dan and Betty Kahn

    Celebrating one of the largest gifts ever to Michigan Medicine — $50 million — the health system will name its new hospital for longtime philanthropists D. Dan and Betty Kahn.

  8. December 8, 2022

    Sparrow to join U-M Health under proposed agreement

    Sparrow Health System will join U-M Health under a proposed agreement that will expand services to mid-Michigan residents, provide access to the highest level of care, and improve facilities and technology.

  9. November 21, 2022

    Two Medical School projects receive $20M funding boost

    Two projects involving Medical School researchers have received a total of $20 million to fund efforts to address alcohol use by adolescents, and delirium in hospitalized older adults.

  10. November 16, 2022

    Campus community advised to guard against adenovirus

    Chief Health Officer Robert Ernst shared an update and reminded people how to remain vigilant and protect themselves against respiratory illnesses in advance of the upcoming Thanksgiving break.