Daniel Chang, M.D., was named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Michigan Medicine. Chang, who is currently the Sue and Bob McCollum Professor of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University, will begin at U-M on Oct. 1.
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded the 2022 Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which also awards Nobel Prizes. Chinnaiyan is being honored for the discovery of recurrent gene fusions in prostate cancer, a groundbreaking finding initially published in 2005 that has led to a better understanding of how prostate cancer develops and improved methods to detect the disease.
Two Michigan Medicine leaders are among the statewide health care executives signing a new letter urging Michiganders to get vacinated against COVID-19.
The drive, with online and in-person drop-off options for giving, continues through Sept. 26
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across Michigan, beginning Friday April 2, Michigan Medicine will move to a more restrictive visitor policy similar to earlier in the pandemic.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the renaming of the U-M Depression Center for Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and their family, in recognition of their transformational $30 million total giving to depression research and scholarship.
The season of giving has once again arrived in Michigan. But this one comes amid a surging pandemic, an economic downturn, and a looming deadline for continuation of federal financial relief. All of these have created intense need in communities surrounding Michigan Medicine. In response, the University of Michigan’s academic medical center will launch a third effort to encourage its own team, and the local community, to give food and funds to support Food Gatherers.
Michigan Medicine and two other major health systems have unveiled their $48 million shared laundry facility that is expected to achieve both significant savings from more efficient operations and better meet laundry needs. Located in Detroit, the new eco-friendly facility has the capacity to service 78 million pounds of health care linens – scrubs, bed sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels and scrubs for inpatient and outpatient use – every year for the health systems combined.
Donate blood during the largest blood drive on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus hosted by Wolverines for Life.
New grants totaling more than $15 million will amplify the University of Michigan’s ability to conduct research on aging and to help identify and address issues facing older adults today and into the future.
Michigan Medicine is launching a second food and toiletry drive for the community, in partnership with Food Gatherers. The drive will take place between September 8 and 27th online and in person, and is open to all U-M faculty, staff and students, and members of the community who are in a position to give.
A look back at the growth of Michigan Medicine's growing effort to provide clinical care and expertise to people across Michigan. Part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of our academic medical center.
A look at the University Hospital opened in 1925, and later known as "Old Main", as part of the observation of the 150th anniversary of U-M's academic medical center.
A team co-led by Michigan Medicine researchers has received funding to study the role of convalescent plasma in mitigating symptoms of COVID-19 in patients with mild illness and preventing the progression of the disease from mild to severe.
Two new programs that harness advanced technology and the expertise of Michigan Medicine’s care teams could help patients avoid or shorten a hospital stay, while still getting the care they need.
A history of medical internship and residency at the University of Michigan, from 1874 to today. Part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of U-M's academic medical center.
As part of its COVID-19 donation drive, Michigan Medicine has started accepting hand-made cloth masks for staff working in non-patient care settings, and 3-D printed “mask adjuster” bands to prevent sore ears among clinical staff. The two new items join the list of other supplies and financial donations being collected to help Michigan Medicine teams and community partners. These include personal protective gear such as masks, gowns and gloves; meals for front-line staff, and non-perishable food and toiletries for Food Gatherers.
The concept of the academic medical center - providing patient care and medical education while pursuing research - got its start at U-M. Learn more in this story that's part of our 150th Anniversary celebration.
Medical School faculty who have innovated in a range of fields have been elected to a national honor society for members of all scientific fields.
They’ve devoted their careers to studying topics as wide-ranging as violent injuries, new drugs to address muscle loss, and the way microbes interact with our immune system.
But today, they share a common achievement: election to the highest honorary society in the United States for researchers in medicine and health.
For decades, U-M teams have tackled some of the world’s toughest health challenges through research, education and global partnership. Now, thanks to a new $10 million gift, those teams will have new resources to think even bigger, work together and with global partners more effectively, and make a greater positive impact on the health and health care of people with the greatest need worldwide.
A new gift to the University of Michigan aims to bring more precision to the care of people with bipolar disorder. It will expand and harness the power of massive data from U-M bipolar research and allow researchers to mine that trove of information in combination with other data, using advanced tools created for Precision Health at U-M.
Members of the Michigan Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine are showcasing new research, presenting posters and sharing best practices at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting May 15-17 in Las Vegas.
Technology that predicts if a patient will become unstable hours before traditional vital signs is now backed with an $11.5 million Series A investment.
Michigan Medicine’s Survival Flight has added a new Bombardier Learjet 75 fixed-wing aircraft to its existing fleet of three rotor-wing aircrafts to serve even more critically injured patients and improve organ procurement services.
What’s the best way to treat someone who’s stuck in a prolonged, dangerous seizure? Although emergency medical teams use a variety of approaches around the country, they could use better guidance based on research to give patients the best chance of surviving, and reduce brain damage. Now, a study to answer that very question in children is happening at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and other hospitals around the country.
