Health & Medicine
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March 8, 2018
U-M partners with area schools on depression awareness
A partnership between the U-M Depression Center and area public school districts is helping teens across Washtenaw County have a better understanding of depression and how to seek help.
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March 5, 2018
MHealthy offers programs supporting National Nutrition Month
March is recognized as National Nutrition Month, and MHealthy provides a variety of programs to help faculty and staff make smarter food choices.
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March 1, 2018
U-M signs agreement for reconstructive surgery technology
A new surgical device that began as an undergraduate project at the College of Engineering could make it quicker and easier to connect arteries in complicated procedures.
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February 21, 2018
Medicare patients nationwide get access to U-M insurance idea
Value-Based Insurance Design, a concept that grew from U-M research, may soon reach millions of people covered by Medicare, allowing them to save money while getting treated for chronic diseases.
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February 15, 2018
Saint Joseph Mercy, U-M proceed with Chelsea joint venture
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Michigan Medicine have signed a definitive agreement to establish a master affiliation and a joint venture for St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea hospital.
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February 12, 2018
Biosciences Initiative releases first Request for Applications
U-M’s Biosciences Initiative has issued its first Request for Applications to U-M faculty, calling for high-impact research initiatives focused on solving critical problems in the biosciences.
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February 5, 2018
Center awards grants for seven new drug discovery projects
The Center for the Discovery of New Medicines has awarded early-stage funding of up to $50,000 each for seven new drug discovery projects by faculty from across U-M.
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January 31, 2018
Gupta family assists U-M’s health communication ‘hackathon’
Alumnus Sanjay Gupta and his wife, Rebecca, have teamed up with U-M to support an effort to bring new ideas and tools to health communication.
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January 30, 2018
Report recaps Poverty Solutions’ first year, lists 2018 projects
New partnerships, programs to boost job opportunities, and raising public awareness about low-income families highlight U-M’s first-year initiative to prevent and alleviate poverty.
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January 12, 2018
MHealthy Rewards offers new incentives with 2018 program
Registration is now open for MHealthy’s 2018 Rewards program, where benefits-eligible faculty and staff can learn about their health, take action to maintain or improve it, and earn incentives.
