Health & Medicine
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May 2, 2022
Health questionnaire offers path to well-being plan
MHealthy’s annual health questionnaire allows participants to see the positive choices they make, learn about areas of improvement and receive a personalized list of recommendations.
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April 27, 2022
U-M updates mask guidelines, other COVID-19 policies
Wearing a mask will soon be optional across the university, except for selected areas on the Ann Arbor campus, under a revised face-covering policy that takes effect May 2.
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April 26, 2022
$11.5M gift to address dry age-related macular degeneration
There are no standard treatment options for the dry form of age-related macular degeneration. An $11.5 million gift to the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center aims to change that.
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April 18, 2022
Many adults haven’t taken steps to facilitate ‘aging in place’
A new U-M poll shows that while most Americans over 50 want to keep living in their current homes for as long as possible, many haven’t planned or prepared for “aging in place.”
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April 18, 2022
Mortenson named chief mental health officer in Student Life
Student Life has appointed Lindsey Mortenson, currently the acting executive director and medical director for University Health Service, as the campus’ inaugural chief mental health officer.
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April 5, 2022
$1M gift supports Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program
A $1 million gift from Raymond and Jane Cracchiolo will help researchers at the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program study bipolar disorder and provide hope to the many people living with it.
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April 1, 2022
Registration open for U-M neuroscience conference
Registration is open for the 2022 Michigan Neuroscience Institute Neuroscience Conference on May 5-6, along with the Neuroscience Graduate Program’s 50th anniversary celebration.
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March 30, 2022
Alcohol users drank more often early in pandemic
A new U-M study shows that the frequency of drinking went up among those who used alcohol, even though the overall prevalence of drinking went down during the early months of the pandemic.
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March 23, 2022
College of Pharmacy plans Safe Medication Disposal Event
The College of Pharmacy will host a Safe Medication Disposal Event from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. March 29 at two locations on the Central and Medical campuses.
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March 21, 2022
Medical students learn residency locations at Match Day
The annual Match Day ceremony March 18 saw 157 U-M medical students learn where they will complete their residency training, the next phase of their journey toward becoming physicians.
