Health & Medicine
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February 1, 2023
Occupational therapist adds custom touch to patients’ hand splints
Augusta Simmons, a board-certified hand therapist, has been fitting patients with splints for over 25 years, the past six at the Northville Health Center.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
