Health & Medicine
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July 21, 2021
Blacks, Hispanics among hardest hit during COVID-19 pandemic, study shows
Deaths from all causes combined increased dramatically early in the COVID-19 pandemic for certain U.S. demographic groups — particularly Black and Hispanic people, according to U-M research.
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July 20, 2021
Vaccination rate among U-M students at Ann Arbor hits 76 percent
Seventy-six percent of U-M students planning to attend classes on the Ann Arbor campus this fall have reported and are confirmed to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of July 20.
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July 8, 2021
Sebastian Zöllner named co-director of Precision Health at U-M
Sebastian Zöllner, professor of biostatistics at the School of Public Health and of psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, has been named co-director of Precision Health at U-M, effective July 1.
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June 29, 2021
Michigan Medicine managers discuss return-to-work strategies
Thousands of managers are reviewing space their teams occupy to determine how staff remote working arrangements will successfully meld with organizational needs to optimize a flexible work environment.
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June 28, 2021
New online challenge encourages eating fruits and vegetables
Members of the U-M community can improve their produce intake by joining the Fruit and Veggie Challenge, a new six-week online challenge. Registration is open through July 19.
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June 21, 2021
Birdi mail-order pharmacy website goes live July 1
Birdi, the new name for U-M’s mail-order pharmacy, will go live July 1 with a new website at umich.birdirx.com. Inquiries to the former NoviXus website will automatically forward to the Birdi site.
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June 21, 2021
Michigan Medicine blood drives open to public in response to shortage
Michigan Medicine is reopening blood drives at Towsley and the NCRC beginning June 29 in response to the nationwide blood shortage caused by a rise in trauma cases, organ transplants, and elective surgeries over recent months.
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June 17, 2021
U-M reduces masking, distancing requirements on campus
Fully vaccinated individuals who self-report their vaccine information to U-M will no longer be required to wear a mask or social distance for most areas on all three U-M campuses.
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June 15, 2021
Michigan Medicine announces name of new hospital
The Pavilion at University of Michigan Health will be the name of the new Michigan Medicine hospital currently under construction, the organization has announced.
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June 15, 2021
Mott Hospital tops state rankings, earns national honors from U.S. News
U-M’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is the top-ranked children’s hospital in the state and one of the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The magazine also rated Mott a top three hospital in the Midwest.
