U-M hospital care: Best in Michigan, among the best in the nation, says U.S....
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers offer the best care in Michigan and are among the nation’s best in 12 specialty areas, according to a new ranking from U.S....
View ArticleGunning for trouble: Study of young assault victims finds high-risk mix of...
EN ESPAÑOL ANN ARBOR, Mich. — They’re young. They’ve been injured in an assault – so badly they went to the emergency room. And nearly one in four of them has a gun, probably an illegal one. What...
View ArticleU-M ethicist and researcher to head national council for medical ethics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan researcher Susan Dorr Goold will take a lead role in helping establish national guidelines for medical ethics. Goold, M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., professor of...
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Fulfilling the vision: U-M's North Campus Research Complex at four years
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When the University of Michigan purchased a vacant pharmaceutical research campus four years ago, a very specific vision drove the decision: to turn it into a springboard for new...
View ArticleStudy lays groundwork for norovirus anti-viral treatments
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An animal model of the human norovirus created at the University of Michigan Health System lays the groundwork for understanding the biology of the pesky virus and developing...
View ArticleStudy lays groundwork for norovirus antiviral treatments
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An animal model of the human norovirus created at the University of Michigan Health System lays the groundwork for understanding the biology of the pesky virus and developing...
View Article82 percent of adults support banning smoking when kids are in the car
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new poll shows 82 percent of adults support banning smoking in cars when children under 13 are riding in the vehicle. According to the latest University of Michigan Mott Children’s...
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Appropriate use of echocardiography: Is no change the same as no benefit?
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Cardiologists at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center provide an invited commentary in this week's JAMA Internal Medicine on the use of heart tests, and whether...
View ArticleU-M Trauma Burn Center earns high national praise for care, research,...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center has once again earned national verification for its burn programs, after an in-depth review by a panel of experts who called the center...
View ArticleU-M start-up OncoMed has initial public offering
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, a company started at the University of Michigan in 2004, raised $82 million in an initial public offering. The company stemmed from research in 2003 that...
View ArticleReport documents rabies transmission from organ transplant
CHICAGO – An investigation into the source of a fatal case of raccoon rabies virus exposure showed the individual received the virus via a kidney transplant 18 months earlier, according to a study in...
View ArticleHow do physicians view proposed policies to cut costs in health care?
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Most U.S. physicians feel a responsibility to help make healthcare leaner by containing health costs but many are less enthusiastic about cost-reducing strategies that involve...
View ArticleU-M launches new clinic for 'high-risk' prostate cancer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — While every year about 30,000 men die of prostate cancer in the United States, the most common cause of death in men with prostate cancer is heart disease. That’s because not all...
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“Epilepsy in a dish”: Stem cell research reveals clues to disease's origins...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new stem cell-based approach to studying epilepsy has yielded a surprising discovery about what causes one form of the disease, and may help in the search for better medicines to...
View Article5 Signs It’s Time to Fire Your Personal Trainer
Breaking up is hard to do, and ending a relationship with your personal trainer is no exception. There may come a time when you have learned the basics and feel comfortable going out on your own, or...
View ArticleThe 22 Best Pregnancy Health Blogs of 2013
Toronto-based Amy Morrison blogs as the Pregnant Chicken. Morrison keeps it real on her site—and really funny. Not your average bird, Pregnant Chicken squawks about things that pregnant women and...
View ArticleThe 15 Best Parkinson’s Blogs of 2013
[unable to retrieve full-text content]These 15 blogs will make you laugh, provide support you when you cry, and give you the information and hope you need to cope with Parkinson's disease.
View ArticleThe 20 Best Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Blogs of 2013
Every mother knows how tough parenting can be. But when you have a chronic condition like RA, there’s much more to navigate. Mommy with Rheumatoid Arthritis is written by Jo, an admirable busy mom who...
View ArticleStudy unravels genetics behind debilitating inflammatory disease Takayasu...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers have uncovered the genetics behind what makes some people susceptible to Takayasu arteritis, a debilitating disease that can lead to poor circulation, easy tiredness in...
View Article12 Best iPhone & Android Apps for Crohn’s Patients 2013
The Low-FODMAP diet encourages the elimination of short-chain carbs and monosaccharaides that do not absorb well in the small intestine. Researchers have found it beneficial for patients with Crohn’s,...
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