Health & Medicine
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March 7, 2017
MHealthy offers programs supporting National Nutrition Month
U-M is offering the campus community a number of nutrition and weight management services for National Nutrition Month and year-round.
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January 19, 2017
Scorecard shows public health goals could suffer under Trump
Researchers at U-M and two other institutions have helped draft a scorecard to measure the potential impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration on public health goals.
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January 12, 2017
MHealthy Rewards 2017 focuses on healthy activities
With the launch of MHealthy Rewards, benefits-eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to work on their health goals and earn up to $100 in the process.
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January 12, 2017
Professorships recognize 14 faculty members for global health work
Fourteen faculty members who work across the world to improve public health are the first to be named U-M Professors of Global Public Health.
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January 9, 2017
U-M’s academic medical center changes name to Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine is the new name of the U-M academic medical center, a change that better reflects its missions of patient care, education and research.
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January 3, 2017
Military health system will test reform concept developed at U-M
A health care reform idea originated by U-M faculty will get a major test among members of the nation’s military and their families, as part of a new national defense spending bill.
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December 13, 2016
Teen use of illicit drugs besides marijuana at new low; same for alcohol
Teenagers’ use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s, a new national study by U-M shows.
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December 13, 2016
Vaping, hookah use by U.S. teens declines for first time
A new study finds that the percentage of U.S. teens who vape declined in 2016 — the first significant reversal of a rapid rise in adolescent vaping.
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December 12, 2016
Google-funded app helps Flint residents find lead risk, resources
A mobile app and website built for the city of Flint is available now to help the community and government agencies manage the ongoing water crisis.
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December 7, 2016
Registration now open for Active U physical activity challenge
Registration for Active U, MHealthy’s 12-week physical activity challenge, now is open for members U-M community seeking to create, maintain or improve fitness goals.
