Health & Medicine
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October 17, 2022
Task force focused on abortion access continues planning
Doctors, faculty, students and staff from U-M’s task force on abortion care access have been monitoring the multiple court rulings that have made abortion status in the state uncertain.
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October 10, 2022
Well-being Collective takes holistic approach to health, wellness
U-M has created a holistic, strategic and comprehensive infrastructure to address the health and wellness needs of faculty, staff and students by launching a campus Well-being Collective.
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October 2, 2022
Nurses ratify four-year, $273M contract with U-M Health
The U-M Professional Nurse Council has voted to approve a four-year contract with U-M Health that includes a 22.5% raise over the course of the contract and elimination of mandatory overtime.
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September 29, 2022
Rising food prices hit less-healthy older adults hardest, poll suggests
Three-quarters of people older than 50 in the United States say the rising cost of groceries has affected them somewhat or a lot, and nearly a third say they’re eating less healthily because of increased food costs, a U-M poll suggests.
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September 29, 2022
College of Pharmacy plans medication disposal event Oct. 4
The College of Pharmacy will host a Safe Medication Disposal Event from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 4 at two locations: on Ingalls Mall across from the Rackham Building and on the Medical Campus.
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September 22, 2022
Michigan Medicine, nurses’ union reach tentative pact
Michigan Medicine and the Michigan Nurses Association/University of Michigan Professional Nurses Council have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
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September 20, 2022
Michigan Drug Discovery’s latest round has technology focus
A new round of $320,000 in funding from Michigan Drug Discovery is bolstering cutting-edge drug discovery technologies at U-M.
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September 12, 2022
U-M doctor and former army medic offers care in Ukraine
Florian Schmitzberger, an emergency physician at U-M Health, works with Global Response Management and provided care and training in Ukraine after Russia invaded.
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September 9, 2022
$7.4M to fund study of CBD therapy for veterans’ chronic pain
A five-year, $7.4 million grant from the state of Michigan will fund a U-M study to see whether cannabidiol and medical cannabis products can effectively manage chronic pain among U.S. military veterans.
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September 8, 2022
Victors for Veterans: Giving them something to smile about
The School of Dentistry provides free, comprehensive dental care to military veterans statewide through clinics that are part of its Victors for Veterans program.
