Health & Medicine
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September 26, 2024
Michigan Medicine notifies patients of health information breach
Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 57,891 individuals about an employee email account that was compromised, potentially exposing some patient health information.
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September 24, 2024
Poll asks who plans to get updated COVID‑19 vaccine
The updated COVID-19 vaccine just arrived in pharmacies and clinics nationwide, and U-M’s National Poll on Healthy Aging suggests nearly half of people age 50 and older plan to get it.
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September 24, 2024
Safe medication and sharps disposal planned Oct. 1 at two locations
The Safe Medication Disposal Event by the College of Pharmacy offers two locations for the safe disposal of unused and expired medications Oct. 1.
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September 19, 2024
David Miller to become EVP for medical affairs, Michigan Medicine CEO
David C. Miller will become U-M’s executive vice president for medical affairs and chief executive officer of Michigan Medicine, effective July 1, 2025, succeeding Marschall Runge, who is retiring from his leadership positions.
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September 19, 2024
$25M gift to help breast cancer patients at U‑M
Michigan Medicine will launch a new era in comprehensive breast cancer care, thanks to a $25 million donation from the Weiser Charitable Foundation that will help establish the Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer.
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September 17, 2024
One-fifth of parents worry their child doesn’t have friends
Many parents worry about their children’s friendships, with one in five saying their child aged 6 to 12 has no friends or not enough friends, according to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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September 9, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — Dermatology dawns
More than two decades after U-M established the nation’s first university hospital, William Fleming Breakey approached the Medical School with a petition to start courses in dermatology and syphilology.
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September 5, 2024
Vaccination clinics to start; public health dashboard expanded
Walk-in vaccination clinics across the Ann Arbor campus will begin Sept. 9 and run throughout the fall term. They will offer the influenza vaccine and the new COVID-19 vaccine when available.
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September 3, 2024
Adult cannabis, hallucinogen use still at historic highs
The percentages of adults using cannabis and hallucinogens over the past year stayed at historically high levels in 2023, according to the U-M’s Monitoring the Future survey.
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August 15, 2024
Vaping linked to smoking cigarettes, marijuana, other drug use
U.S. teens and young adults who vape are much more likely to start smoking cigarettes or to begin using cannabis or other drugs, according to a new U-M study that examined data from 12- to 25-year-olds over an eight-year period.
