Health & Medicine

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. January 9, 2025

    Youth drug use defies expectations, continues to decline

    Adolescent drug use continued to drop in 2024, building on and extending the historically large decreases that occurred during the pandemic onset in 2020.

  6. January 8, 2025

    Smartphone-based incentives target those with substance use disorders

    U-M is launching a program to use smartphones in the care of individuals with substance use disorders by rewarding positive behaviors with money, gift cards and vouchers.

  7. January 8, 2025

    Active U marks 20 years of encouraging U-M to move

    Active U, MHealthy’s 12-week physical activity challenge, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, continuing the tradition of encouraging the U-M community to get moving.

  8. December 5, 2024

    U-M report: Program reduces homelessness, utility insecurity

    A Michigan pilot program created to help improve health outcomes for pregnant parents and their children shows positive impacts on families, according to a new report from the Youth Policy Lab.

  9. December 4, 2024

    Global health equity center receives additional $10M donation

    A $10 million gift to U-M’s Center for Global Health Equity has led to the center’s directorship being named for Tachi and Leslie Yamada, who have played pivotal roles in its launch and development.

  10. December 4, 2024

    Challenge honors innovative approaches to health disparities

    Launched in fall 2023, the Michigan Health Equity Challenge engages graduate students across U-M to develop proposals aimed at improving health outcomes in the state.