Health & Medicine
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December 15, 2022
U-M poll: Older adults wary of mixing health care, religion
When it comes to matters of personal beliefs, most older Americans prefer to keep their health care and their spiritual or religious lives separate, according to U-M’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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December 14, 2022
Center takes multidisciplinary approach to studying psychedelics
The Michigan Psychedelic Center, a new center launched earlier this year, aims to advance multidisciplinary education, research, patient care and community engagement related to psychedelics.
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December 8, 2022
New hospital to be named for D. Dan and Betty Kahn
Celebrating one of the largest gifts ever to Michigan Medicine — $50 million — the health system will name its new hospital for longtime philanthropists D. Dan and Betty Kahn.
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December 8, 2022
Sparrow to join U-M Health under proposed agreement
Sparrow Health System will join U-M Health under a proposed agreement that will expand services to mid-Michigan residents, provide access to the highest level of care, and improve facilities and technology.
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November 21, 2022
Two Medical School projects receive $20M funding boost
Two projects involving Medical School researchers have received a total of $20 million to fund efforts to address alcohol use by adolescents, and delirium in hospitalized older adults.
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November 16, 2022
Campus community advised to guard against adenovirus
Chief Health Officer Robert Ernst shared an update and reminded people how to remain vigilant and protect themselves against respiratory illnesses in advance of the upcoming Thanksgiving break.
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November 16, 2022
School of Public Health announces two new interdisciplinary initiatives
The School of Public Health has launched two new initiatives under its Public Health IDEAS umbrella that will focus on preventing the spread of infectious diseases and building health equity.
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November 11, 2022
Highly processed foods can be considered addictive
Can highly processed foods be addictive? It’s a question that researchers have debated for years as unhealthy diets are often fueled by foods loaded with refined carbohydrates and added fats. To find a resolution, a new University of Michigan and Virginia Tech analysis took the criteria used in a 1988 U.S. Surgeon General’s report that… -
November 9, 2022
U-M president, Michigan Medicine CEO react to Proposal 3 passing
President Santa J. Ono and Michigan Medicine CEO Marschall S. Runge expressed their support for access to comprehensive reproductive health care following the success of a statewide reproductive-rights ballot initiative.
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November 7, 2022
Ways to stay healthy amid rise in respiratory illness
U-M is advising how campus community members can protect themselves from a range of respiratory illnesses amid expected increases in travel and indoor gatherings through the end of the fall term.
