Health & Medicine
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May 15, 2021
Confused about the latest mask rules? Here are 11 things to know
The announcement that fully vaccinated people can now go without a mask indoors and outdoors has been greeted with different reactions. No matter where one falls on the mask spectrum, here are 11 things to know.
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May 14, 2021
Survey looks at vaccine hesitancy among health-care workers
Health-care workers were first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, but not everyone jumped at the chance. Michigan Medicine researchers looked at who was signing up for the vaccine, who was deciding to wait, and why.
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May 13, 2021
Michigan Medicine offers COVID-19 vaccines to younger patients
Michigan Medicine will schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals as young as 12 years old. Appointments are available starting May 14, for patients ages 12-15 with Michigan Medicine medical record numbers.
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May 12, 2021
Study finds vaccine hesitancy rooted in institutional mistrust
Hesitancy by some to get a COVID-19 vaccine is due to longstanding mistrust in technical, health and government institutions, and it challenges efforts to achieve herd immunity, researchers say.
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May 10, 2021
Partnership receives $1.4M for COVID-19 intervention efforts
Michigan CEAL: Communities Conquering COVID has been awarded an additional $1.4 million dollars to support an additional year of community-based COVID-19 interventions.
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May 7, 2021
University updates COVID-19 face-covering, quarantine policies
An updated university face-covering policy, effective immediately, allows individuals to go mask-free while outdoors on all U-M campuses, providing they avoid gatherings of 100 or more.
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May 5, 2021
COVID-19: Understanding herd immunity, vaccine hesitancy
Even with more than 100 million Americans receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccination, achieving the goal of herd immunity is not a certainty. Messaging and accessibility will be critical to addressing hesitancy.
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May 4, 2021
Pandemic worsened many older adults’ mental health and sleep
Nearly one in five older adults say their mental health has gotten worse since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, and an equal percentage say their sleep has suffered too, a new U-M poll finds.
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May 3, 2021
Michigan Medicine nationally recognized in safety report
For the 19th consecutive time, Michigan Medicine has been awarded an “A” grade by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog group, for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety.
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May 3, 2021
Mail-order pharmacy service getting a new name July 1
NoviXus Pharmacy Services, U-M’s mail-order pharmacy, will be known as Birdi as of July 1. Members will receive letters from NoviXus that include the Birdi website address within the next few weeks.
