Health & Medicine
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May 5, 2014
LSI to celebrate 10 years of discovery at two-day symposium
The Life Sciences Institute will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a two-day biomedicine symposium featuring former U-M researchers May 14-15 at Palmer Commons.
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May 2, 2014
Unemployment common after breast cancer treatment
Nearly one-third of breast cancer survivors who were working when they began treatment were unemployed four years later. Women who received chemotherapy were most affected, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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April 30, 2014
CHRT Policy Fellows focus on national health
Six U-M health services researchers spent nearly three days immersed in national health policy as part of the 2014 Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation Policy Fellowship.
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April 22, 2014
MHealthy recruiting department-level Champions
MHealthy is now recruiting new members for its MHealthy Champions program to help create a culture of health within their work areas.
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April 15, 2014
Trading snow for palm trees and fighting stroke at this U-M office
Eleven staff members currently work in the U-M field office in the heart of Corpus Christi, Texas. They support the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi project.
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April 8, 2014
AMA conference shines spotlight on Medical School education
Dozens of leaders from top medical schools around the country, and from the American Medical Association, are gathering at U-M for a unique conference on medical education.
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March 31, 2014
U-M, local leaders prepare for growing ‘zombie invasion’
Last year, they took over the School of Public Health. This Saturday, zombies are expected to terrorize Washtenaw County during a unique disaster preparedness exercise.
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March 26, 2014
Free meal at Monday MHealthy screening; walk-ins welcome
MHealthy is offering free breakfast or lunch to benefits-eligible faculty and staff who attend the MHealthy Rewards wellness screening Monday at the Michigan League.
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March 24, 2014
U-M health equity and inclusion group sparks national dialogue
A group at U-M is hoping to catalyze a national conversation on health care equity and how it can be attained across all segments of U.S. society and the globe.
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March 24, 2014
Lecture to discuss development of transhiatal esophagectomy
Dr. Mark B. Orringer will discuss his alternative approach to the removal of the esophagus when he delivers his Distinguished University Professor lecture April 1.
