Health & Medicine
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April 17, 2015
MCubed grant aids maternal and child health monitoring in India
A pilot project funded by an MCubed Diamond grant will use technology in the field and back at U-M to evaluate and track maternal and child health in rural West Bengal, India.
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April 16, 2015
Cancer researcher named Life Sciences Institute interim director
Dr. Stephen J. Weiss will become interim director of the university’s Life Sciences Institute. His appointment, effective Sept. 1, was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.
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April 16, 2015
UMHS launches $160M project to improve lab tests for patients
A new $160 million project that will give U-M’s clinical testing teams the best possible facilities to work in has been approved for construction at the North Campus Research Complex.
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April 8, 2015
Incentives for primary care doctors linked to better quality, lower cost
A fee-for-value physician-reimbursement model can reduce spending and improve quality in primary care, according to a study led by U-M.
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April 1, 2015
Nominees sought for award that honors a global health champion
The Office of the President is calling for nominations for the third recipient of the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health.
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March 17, 2015
U-M faculty member gives Senate testimony on health IT
A U-M assistant professor testified before a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday about investing in health care information technology.
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February 23, 2015
New director named at Center for the Discovery of New Medicines
Vincent Groppi, a leader in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, is the new director of U-M’s Center for the Discovery of New Medicines.
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February 19, 2015
Dr. David Brown named interim leader of health equity and inclusion
Dr. David J. Brown has been named interim associate vice president and associate dean for health equity and inclusion.
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February 19, 2015
Dr. Theodore Lawrence to direct Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Theodore S. Lawrence, has been named the director of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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February 8, 2015
Better communication essential in science, health care, Alda says
Doctors and scientists labor under a “curse of knowledge” that they must actively fight in order to effectively connect with patients and the public, actor and science communicator Alan Alda said Friday.
