Health & Medicine

  1. 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.

  2. February 17, 2020

    Professor takes on global mission to improve CF treatment

    Samya Nasr, director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center and a professor of pediatrics, is leading a team of volunteer staff and physicians dedicated to improving CF care around the world.

  3. February 14, 2020

    Study shows one in five operations could lead to ‘surprise’ bills

    A new U-M study shows that one in five operations could result in an unwelcome surprise: a bill for hundreds or thousands of dollars that the patient didn’t know they might owe.

  4. February 4, 2020

    Answers to frequently asked questions about coronavirus

    U-M has posted answers to a broad range of frequently asked questions associated with the rapidly changing situation surrounding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

  5. February 3, 2020

    Obituary: Ralph F. Knopf

    Ralph F. Knopf, professor emeritus of internal medicine, died peacefully at his home Jan. 11 at the age of 93.

  6. February 2, 2020

    Coronavirus update: Now a ‘public health emergency’ in U.S.

    President Donald Trump has declared the 2019 novel coronavirus presents a public health emergency in the United States. U-M is monitoring developments and posting updates on its Key Issues page.

  7. January 29, 2020

    U-M doctor testifies on “orphan drug” loophole

    Kao-Ping Chua, assistant professor of pediatrics, testified Wednesday before the Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.

  8. January 27, 2020

    U-M monitoring developments in coronavirus outbreak

    While the immediate health risk to the general public in the United States is considered low, U-M officials are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus first detected in China.

  9. January 15, 2020

    Working on health and well-being can earn employees up to $220

    Registration for MHealthy Rewards, U-M’s annual health and well-being incentive program, is now open to benefits-eligible U-M faculty and staff who can earn up to $220.

  10. January 13, 2020

    Three in one: How academic medical centers came to be

    Today, we take them for granted, but the idea for three-in-one academic medical centers — combining patient care, medical education and research — began at U-M.