Health & Medicine

  1. September 26, 2023

    Scientists’ model focuses on sudden death in epilepsy

    U-M researchers have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its associated fatalities.

  2. September 25, 2023

    U-M to offer COVID vaccine; free test kits available

    U-M officials plan to offer the updated COVID-19 vaccine at Ann Arbor campus vaccination clinics as it becomes available. A clinic is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 26 in the East Hall South Atrium.

  3. September 25, 2023

    U-M gets $17.5M for outbreak response network at SPH

    U-M is among 13 institutions that will be part of a national network of centers focused on predicting and responding to future disease outbreaks. A $17.5 million grant will establish the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling.

  4. September 20, 2023

    MIDAS gets $2.3M to develop national training program

    The Michigan Institute for Data Science received a $2.3 million grant to develop a national training program to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research.

  5. September 11, 2023

    AI tool developed by U-M helps optimize antibody medicines

    New machine-learning algorithms developed at U-M can highlight problem areas in antibodies that make them prone to binding non-target molecules.

  6. August 25, 2023

    U-M report provides insights as Medicaid ‘unwinding’ continues

    At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, a report on the impacts of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion shows very positive effects, as well as opportunities for continued improvements.

  7. August 23, 2023

    Michigan Medicine revises vaccination policy; flu clinics to start

    Michigan Medicine has updated its COVID-19 vaccination policy, no longer requiring the vaccine or an approved exemption as a condition of employment. The university also announced its flu vaccine clinic schedule.

  8. August 7, 2023

    U-M partners with Zingerman’s to expand access to naloxone

    U-M and Ann Arbor’s Zingerman’s Community of Businesses are launching a pilot program to train employees in the use and administration of the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone.

  9. August 1, 2023

    U.S. News rates U-M Health as Michigan’s No. 1 hospital

    U-M Health, Michigan Medicine’s clinical division, has been recognized as the top hospital in Michigan, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings for 2023-24.

  10. July 11, 2023

    Collaborative seeks to address pediatric health-care inequities

    C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is part of Michigan Child Health Equity Collaborative, designed to identify and address equity issues for pediatric patients and their families.