Health & Medicine
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March 20, 2020
Researchers, community donate protective gear to aid COVID-19 fight
U-M’s hospitals and clinics currently have the gear needed to protect themselves and others as they care for those with COVID-19. But Michigan Medicine is asking for donations now so supplies will be sufficient when needed.
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March 14, 2020
Michigan Medicine video Q&A about coronavirus
Michigan Medicine hosted a Facebook Live discussion about the COVID-19 coronavirus with Sandro Cinti, professor of internal medicine and one of U-M’s top infectious disease physicians.
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March 13, 2020
U-M taking new steps to fight coronavirus
U-M is implementing additional measures to stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including new workplace policies for faculty and staff, and the cancellation of all Spring Commencement ceremonies.
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March 11, 2020
University temporarily cancels classes in response to coronavirus
U-M will cancel classes March 12-13, and will resume delivering them March 16 in alternative formats. Classes will not meet in person through April 21, the last day of the winter semester. On-campus events with more than 100 people also are canceled.
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March 9, 2020
‘It’s like you have a hand again’
In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, U-M researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
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March 6, 2020
ACA helped with health insurance access but gaps remain
As the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, a new U-M study shows it has narrowed racial and ethnic gaps in access to health insurance and health care — but not eliminated them.
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March 5, 2020
U-M issues new recommendations related to coronavirus
A universitywide update related to the COVID-19 coronavirus recommends that faculty, staff or students who recently traveled to China, South Korea, Italy or Iran should self-quarantine for two weeks.
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February 25, 2020
Coronavirus update: U-M restricting travel to South Korea
The university has issued a restriction on U-M travel to South Korea as the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus continues. University-related travel to China was restricted previously.
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February 19, 2020
Patients of late U-M campus physician asked to call hotline
The university is asking any former patients of the late U-M physician Robert E. Anderson who believe they were subjected to sexual misconduct during a medical exam to contact a dedicated call center.
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February 17, 2020
Leftover FSA money can be spent until March 15
U-M employees who have money remaining in their 2019 Health Care Flexible Spending Account have until March 15 to incur eligible expenses and spend down their 2019 FSA balance.
