Health & Medicine

  1. February 7, 2025

    U-M researchers tackling AI to help transform health care

    Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery. With this, comes a great need for more interdisciplinary research and collaboration to inform policy and practice

  2. February 3, 2025

    Fluoride Q&A: How it helps kids, its unique history in Michigan

    Many kids in this country get fluoride from their drinking water, their toothpaste and the occasional treatment in the dentist’s office. But what is it, and why does it support healthy teeth?

  3. February 3, 2025

    Poll results on child dental problems and oral hygiene habits

    More than a third of parents say their child doesn’t regularly brush teeth twice a day and many kids don’t follow other dental recommendations like flossing.

  4. February 3, 2025

    It Happened at Michigan — A disease’s gene is discovered

    In May 1989, geneticist-physician Francis Collins of U-M was part of a research group that isolated the gene for cystic fibrosis and identified a faulty protein it produced.

  5. January 28, 2025

    MHealthy Rewards offers incentives for questionnaire, goal setting

    The MHealthy Rewards program is back, giving U-M employees the opportunity to learn about their health, create a healthy habit and earn a $75 incentive for completing a questionnaire and setting a healthy goal.

  6. January 24, 2025

    Virtual quadcopter allows ‘unprecedented’ level of control

    U-M researchers are helping develop a brain-computer interface that when surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia can provide control over a virtual quadcopter.

  7. January 21, 2025

    Physician assistants’ union ratifies contract with U-M Health

    United Physician Assistants of Michigan Medicine workers have ratified a three-year contract with University of Michigan Health, the clinical division of Michigan Medicine.

  8. January 20, 2025

    Yearlong celebration to mark Medical School’s 175th anniversary

    Michigan Medicine will mark its 175th anniversary over the coming year, through a wide range of activities meant to celebrate and examine the legacy of its past and connect its history to its present and future.

  9. January 20, 2025

    Key ‘firsts’ and milestones

    Here are a few of the Medical School’s many milestones, from the events leading to the its founding up to the 21st century.

  10. January 10, 2025

    Pharmacists to help tackle health disparities at tribal clinics

    U-M will embed pharmacists in at least five tribal health clinics in Michigan, where they will work alongside physicians and clinic staff and engage in education and outreach.