Health & Medicine
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May 28, 2014
School of Dentistry part of $9M grant to aid oral health in children
The School of Dentistry is part of a statewide effort to develop a comprehensive program to reduce the burden of childhood dental disease in Michigan.
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May 21, 2014
UMHS can help schools prepare for cardiac arrest emergencies
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital’s Congenital Heart Center is the Michigan affiliate for a group training school staff, families and students to use automated external defibrillators.
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May 19, 2014
Online quiz tests alcohol serving size knowledge
A five-question online Alcohol Serving Size Challenge can tell you how many drinks are really in popular summer cocktails.
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May 19, 2014
‘One Day Closer’ event offers live view of cancer research
Faculty, staff and the general public are invited to watch U-M cancer researchers in action June 7 at the One Day Closer event at the North Campus Research Complex.
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May 15, 2014
UMHS center to advance care for critical emergency patients
A new $7 million Emergency Critical Care Center at the U-M Health System was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.
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May 12, 2014
Center to offer world class care for bone, joint, spine health
Anticipating a growing need for bone, muscle, joint and spine care, the U-M Health System is announcing a new Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Center.
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May 12, 2014
Study shows worse health, higher costs for Medicaid patients
Surgery patients covered by Medicaid come in with worse health, do worse afterward, and stay in the hospital longer than those covered by private insurance, a Medical School analysis shows.
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May 8, 2014
UMHS’ service to community tops $429 million
The U-M Health System provided more than $429 million worth of community services in fiscal year 2012 — up 19 percent from the year before.
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May 8, 2014
Student-built website will create national index of safety-net clinics
Medical School students and colleagues from U-M health and information technology schools have created a website to make it easy to find nearby free or sliding-scale clinics.
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May 6, 2014
Woolliscroft tells Congress medical research needs reliable funding
Medical School Dean Dr. James O. Woolliscroft told a U.S. House roundtable Tuesday that medical research needs reliable federal funding levels.
