Health & Medicine
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October 4, 2021
COVID-19 should become seasonal disease, U-M researcher says
Rafael Meza, professor of epidemiology and global public health at the School of Public Health, believes that COVID-19 will become a seasonal disease, likely in the fall and winter seasons.
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September 30, 2021
College of Pharmacy’s safe medication disposal event set for Oct. 5
The College of Pharmacy will host a Safe Medication Disposal Event 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Ingalls Mall on North University Avenue, across from the Rackham Building.
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September 29, 2021
Partnership launches new Medicare Advantage plans in area
Michigan Medicine and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System have announced a partnership with Physicians Health Plan to bring a new choice in Medicare Advantage plans to Livingston and Washtenaw counties.
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September 29, 2021
U-M receives $11.7M grant for Parkinson’s disease research
U-M has been awarded a five-year, $11.7 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke to re-establish a Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research.
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September 28, 2021
U-M wins C. Everett Koop National Health Award for workplace well-being
U-M has been recognized as a national leader in workplace well-being with the 2021 C. Everett Koop National Health Award. Since 2006, MHealthy has led U-M’s employee health and well-being programs and services.
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September 27, 2021
Rackham creates committee on graduate student mental health
The Rackham Graduate School has announced the creation of the Committee on Graduate Student Mental Health and Well-Being, following the recommendation of a task force that Rackham convened in 2019.
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September 14, 2021
U-M ends general COVID-19 notifications for classrooms
The university has discontinued its broad, generalized COVID-19 case notifications for classrooms and building spaces following recent changes to state guidance and community feedback that the notices were confusing and of limited benefit.
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September 7, 2021
Employees working on-site or remotely have flu shot options
U-M faculty and staff working on campus or remotely have several options for receiving their flu vaccination. Employees should determine the best approach for their situation.
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August 30, 2021
U-M updates metrics used to monitor spread of COVID-19
U-M has updated the set of COVID-19 Campus Response Metrics it will closely monitor to help determine whether “more intensive local or campuswide policies” are recommended to slow the spread of the virus.
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August 30, 2021
Study: Survivors’ plasma of no benefit to new COVID-19 patients
A new study authored by a U-M researcher found that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in an at-risk group of COVID patients when administered within one week of their symptoms.
