Health & Medicine
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March 15, 2021
Michigan Drug Discovery grant program increases researcher support
Michigan Drug Discovery is adding a new grant program to its support for U-M researchers. Project Grants represent the third funding opportunity to be offered by Michigan Drug Discovery
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March 9, 2021
Construction to resume on new hospital at Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine has received approval to restart construction on its new, state-of-the-art hospital, which was paused in March 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 8, 2021
Vaping cannabis tied to more lung damage symptoms
Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine, a new U-M study suggests.
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March 1, 2021
New challenge encourages participants to get better sleep
To help members of the U-M community improve their sleep habits, MHealthy has launched Good Night, Sleep Right, a new eight-week online challenge. Registration is open, and the challenge starts March 15.
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February 19, 2021
Further updates being made to ResponsiBLUE
U-M’s ResponsiBLUE app is being updated and will include a quarantine and isolation indicator for students, an additional question in the daily symptom tracking questionnaire and other improvements.
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February 18, 2021
Depression Center enters 20th year with new director
The Board of Regents approved Srijan Sen as the U-M Depression Center’s next director. Sen, previously the center’s associate director, takes the reins from founding director John Greden.
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February 14, 2021
Alternatives to a doctor’s office gain popularity during pandemic
as the pandemic began to unfold last spring and shelter-in-place measures were instituted across the country, Michigan Medicine has responded to the rapidly growing interest in telehealth visits.
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February 11, 2021
New state allocation strategy limits U-M COVID-19 vaccine rollout
A revised state strategy for distributing COVID-19 vaccine, coupled with an overall shortage of available vaccine, is limiting Michigan Medicine’s ability to offer new first-dose appointments.
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February 10, 2021
Associate professor appointed to FDA cybersecurity position
U-M computer science researcher Kevin Fu is joining the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in its ongoing effort to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical devices.
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February 6, 2021
Mandatory testing to include graduate, professional students
U-M is expanding its weekly mandatory COVID-19 testing to include graduate and professional students who live on or come to campus. The mandatory testing will start Feb. 16.
