Health & Medicine
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June 5, 2023
U-M receives $3.1M to transform post-stroke mobility treatment
Supported by a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, U-M researchers will focus on how stroke affects two fundamental properties of the ankle joint during human walking.
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May 24, 2023
Older adults use patient portals, but access and attitudes vary
Far more older adults these days log on to secure websites or apps to connect with their health information or have a virtual health care appointment, compared with five years ago, a new poll shows.
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May 17, 2023
Michigan Medicine addresses adolescent and child health-care inequities
Michigan Medicine has launched a first-of-its-kind program to identify and address equity issues for young patients and their families receiving care at U-M Health, throughout Michigan and across the nation.
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May 11, 2023
Three generations of female doctors in one family make history
A graduating U-M medical student, her mother and her grandmother will make up one of the few living trio of three generations of women physicians from one family in the United States.
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May 8, 2023
University’s COVID-19 response entering new phase
The comprehensive health and safety response that U-M created during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic will transition to a new phase this week, affecting employee benefits, as well as COVID testing on campus.
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May 2, 2023
Free at-home COVID-19 antigen tests still available
The U-M COVID-19 Community Sampling and Tracking Program has free rapid antigen test kits available available for pickup through May 12 at the CSTP sites at Pierpont Commons and Blau Hall.
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May 1, 2023
Connection, support emphasized for Mental Health Awareness Month
During Mental Health Awareness Month this May, experts in health and well-being at U-M invite colleagues to come together and find moments to support one another.
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April 27, 2023
U-M center awards $1.9M to promote global vaccine equity
U-M’s Center for Global Health Equity has awarded $1.9 million to two research teams working to ensure eligible recipients have full, affordable access to recommended vaccinations.
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April 20, 2023
$2.3M grant will help U-M researcher define ‘RNA alphabet’
U-M pediatric neurologist Vivian Cheung is launching an international project to identify the full range of RNA building blocks inside human cells.
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April 18, 2023
Survey explores COVID-19 stigma and mental health
More than a third of Michigan adults who have had COVID-19 report being treated badly due to their infection, say U-M researchers.
