Health & Medicine
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April 15, 2021
Suicide among female nurses double that of general female population
Female nurses are roughly twice as likely to commit suicide than the general female population and 70 percent more likely than female physicians, according to a U-M study examining suicide among physicians and nurses.
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April 13, 2021
U-M alters COVID-19 clinics amid concerns over J&J vaccine
U-M has switched some of its COVID-19 vaccination clinics to the Pfizer vaccine and canceled several others after concerns arose over possible side effects from the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine.
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April 12, 2021
State virus dashboard to include disparities, vaccination data
Michigan residents soon will be able to search the number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths by race, ethnicity, age and gender through an expanded MI Safe Start dashboard.
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April 7, 2021
U-M offering COVID-19 vaccine to students at upcoming clinics
U-M is providing opportunities for up to 7,500 students to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at one of several clinics planned over the next two weeks.
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March 30, 2021
Michigan Medicine launches new branding campaign
Michigan Medicine is unveiling a new branding campaign that reflect the contributions of the people who power all three parts of our mission — research, education and patient care.
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March 26, 2021
Update on Michigan Medicine’s COVID-19 vaccination program
A Q&A with Dana Habers, co-lead of Michigan Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccine & Therapeutics Task Force, provides an update on various aspects U-M’s vaccine rollout.
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March 22, 2021
Match Day suspense: Med students learn residency destinations
On March 19, 169 U-M medical students learned their next steps in becoming future health care providers as they received an online notification of their residency match.
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March 15, 2021
Michigan Drug Discovery grant program increases researcher support
Michigan Drug Discovery is adding a new grant program to its support for U-M researchers. Project Grants represent the third funding opportunity to be offered by Michigan Drug Discovery
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March 9, 2021
Construction to resume on new hospital at Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine has received approval to restart construction on its new, state-of-the-art hospital, which was paused in March 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 8, 2021
Vaping cannabis tied to more lung damage symptoms
Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine, a new U-M study suggests.
