Health & Medicine
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November 4, 2016
U-M, MSU, Flint partners to help students explore risk factors for diabetes
U-M will join Michigan State University and community partners in Flint to help young people and their families understand what factors put them at risk for type 2 diabetes.
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October 20, 2016
U-M will expand medical discovery space through $78.5M project
The last two empty buildings at the North Campus Research Complex will take on a new life through a $78.5 million renovation project.
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October 20, 2016
$10.75 million gift funds depression research at U-M
A $10.75 million to the U-M Depression Center will help accelerate development of personalized treatments necessary to conquer clinical depression, bipolar disorder and related illnesses.
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October 20, 2016
UM-Flint creates School of Nursing; first additional school since 1997
UM-Flint will add a School of Nursing, creating the fifth school within the university and elevating its nursing program to make it more attractive to potential students.
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October 20, 2016
UMHS board now includes outside leaders from medicine, business
Health care and business leaders were appointed to the U-M Health System Board on Thursday, the first time the new governing board will include leaders from outside the university.
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October 10, 2016
REMINDER: Flu-shot clinics run through early November
U-M faculty, staff, retirees, spouses and other qualified adults covered under a university health plan can receive their flu vaccination on campus without paying an out-of-pocket fee.
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October 10, 2016
U-M, MSU, Wayne State collaborate to examine Flint water filters
Researchers from U-M, and Wayne State and Michigan State universities are conducting studies to determine the best ways to manage the type of point-of-use water filters being used by Flint residents.
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September 15, 2016
U-M Health System, Metro Health moving forward with affiliation
The Board of Regents and the board of directors of Metro Health Corp. have approved a definitive affiliation agreement setting the stage for the west Michigan health care provider to join the U-M Health System.
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September 15, 2016
Walk-in flu shot clinics run through October; avoid out-of-pocket fee
U-M faculty and staff have several options for receiving their flu vaccination on campus this fall, and if covered under a university health plan they can do so without paying an out-of-pocket fee.
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July 25, 2016
Faculty, staff lose weight, boost health through diabetes prevention
More than 240 faculty, staff and their dependents have joined the Diabetes Prevention Program through U-M Premier Care to lose weight and improve their health in the past year.
