Health & Medicine
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June 21, 2018
Michigan Medicine shares expected positive financial results for FY ’18
Michigan Medicine reported positive results for the end of the 2017-18 fiscal year, with an anticipated 2.4 percent — or $103 million — operating margin on budgeted operating revenues of $4.3 billion.
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June 8, 2018
U-M earns national awards for sexual assault, alcohol prevention efforts
U-M has been recognized for its work in the areas of sexual assault prevention and alcohol abuse prevention by a national organization dedicated to creating safer, healthier campus communities.
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May 17, 2018
Mozart and molars: Music soothes nerves of dental students
The School of Dentistry uses live classical music to relax and clear the minds of first-year students before they are tested for the first time on using the scariest of tools — the drill.
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May 3, 2018
Precision Health seeking applications for Scholars Awards
U-M Precision Health is seeking applications for its Scholars Awards, which will support exceptional early-career investigators in innovative research projects that advance the field of precision health.
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May 3, 2018
More funding needed in opioid battle, researcher says
More funding is needed to address the opioid epidemic that is projected to cost the United States economy $200 billion by 2020, U-M researcher Rebecca Haffajee says.
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May 3, 2018
Blacks, whites equally as likely to be prescribed opioids for pain
While racial disparities in pain management appear to be easing, U-M researchers find blacks now face increased risk of addiction through exposure to prescription narcotics.
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May 1, 2018
Findings in mice show pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms
Researchers at U-M are developing a new method for diagnosing breast cancer that could do a better job distinguishing between benign and aggressive tumors.
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April 18, 2018
Opioid Solutions promotes collaborative approach to epidemic
A wide range of U-M researchers have developed Opioid Solutions, which is working to tackle the root causes of, and potential solutions for, the national opioid crisis.
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April 12, 2018
Study: Vaping’s potential public health benefits exceed risks
The benefits of vaping to quit smoking far outweigh the health risks of youths moving from electronic to traditional cigarettes, a new U-M study says.
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April 10, 2018
Study suggests people should get moving to get happier
U-M researchers have explored whether exercise increases positive mental health in the same way it reduces negative mental health.
