Health & Medicine
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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.
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April 27, 2021
Donor gifts provide Recharge Rooms to Michigan Medicine
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April 23, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine to be required for students who live on campus
Students who choose to live on the Ann Arbor campus during the fall term will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. All U-M students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated.
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April 20, 2021
Michigan Medicine hits vaccine milestone, offers more appointments
Michigan Medicine has invited all U-M staff, students and faculty who have filled out the BlueQueue questionnaire, and who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19, to make a vaccination appointment.
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April 15, 2021
Suicide among female nurses double that of general female population
Female nurses are roughly twice as likely to die by suicide than the general female population and 70 percent more likely than female physicians, according to a U-M study examining suicide among physicians and nurses.
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April 13, 2021
U-M alters COVID-19 clinics amid concerns over J&J vaccine
U-M has switched some of its COVID-19 vaccination clinics to the Pfizer vaccine and canceled several others after concerns arose over possible side effects from the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine.
