Health & Medicine
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February 14, 2022
Arul Chinnaiyan awarded Sjöberg Prize for cancer research
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, the S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology and Urology at Michigan Medicine, has been awarded the 2022 Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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February 8, 2022
Maternity care workers expressed anguish early in pandemic
Researchers from the School of Nursing and the Obstetrics Initiative at Michigan Medicine asked nurses, physicians and midwives across Michigan, “How has COVID-19 impacted your work?”
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February 4, 2022
University issues update on campus COVID-19 activity
The university says Ann Arbor campus COVID-19 activity is showing signs of sustained improvement, and that units will begin enforcing booster compliance.
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January 25, 2022
Q&A: What do we know about the omicron variant?
Laraine Washer, professor of internal medicine, answers some common questions about the highly contagious omicron variant and what being infected means.
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January 25, 2022
$10M gift, renaming of institute honor critical care field’s pioneer
Michigan Medicine will rename its critical care research institute after U-M alumnus Max Harry Weil, a pioneer in critical care medicine, to recognize his family’s $10 million donation for advancing research and innovation.
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January 20, 2022
Human Resources updates information about free COVID-19 tests
As questions have arisen about U-M’s plan to provide at-home rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, University Human Resources has updated and expanded its information about the program.
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January 13, 2022
Bare shelves in the blood bank threaten patient care
A critical nationwide blood shortage threatens the ability to provide many types of patient care at U-M. Robertson Davenport, director of the blood bank at Michigan Medicine, is urging every eligible person to schedule an appointment to donate. An added incentive is the four-university Big Heart Blood Battle that starts Jan. 18.
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January 13, 2022
$7.6M gift launches new lung cancer research initiative
A $7.6 million gift from Judith L. Tam and the Richard Tam Foundation has launched an accelerated research initiative at U-M’s Rogel Cancer Center focusing on lung cancer.
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January 11, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations straining Michigan Medicine resources
U-M medical leaders say the latest surge in COVID-19 cases has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries, and has prompted a two-week pause on visitors to Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals.
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January 10, 2022
U-M now reporting daily case counts on COVID-19 dashboard
The COVID-19 dashboard reports daily cases associated with students, faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor campus. The daily COVID-19 case chart reports cases each day going back to Dec. 5.
