University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center named in honor of Samuel and...
Michigan’s top heart and heart surgery program has a new name – the University of Michigan Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The change recognizes $50 million in giving from the Samuel...
View ArticleMeet JoeAnn Bivins: From heart failure to choir singing record-setter
Joe Ann Bivin, 68, is the longest surviving patient with a heart assist device.
View ArticleGhanaian pregnant women who sleep on back at increased risk of stillbirth
Pregnant women in Ghana who slept on their back (supine sleep) were at an increased risk of stillbirth compared to women who did not sleep on their back, according to new research led by a University...
View ArticleA paradox for young docs: New work-hour restrictions may increase, not...
At hospitals around the country, young doctors help care for patients of all kinds – and work intense, long hours as part of their residency training. A new U-M-led study of more than 2,300 of them...
View ArticleMichigan hospitals national leaders in preventing common and costly urinary...
Michigan hospitals take the lead in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
View ArticleNew medical program to help train next generation of palliative care...
As the population ages and more people live with chronic disease, the University of Michigan invests in program to increase number of palliative care physicians.
View ArticleHelp on the home front: addressing the mental health and well-being of...
Researchers, clinicians, military leaders and policy makers will come together next month at U-M for the National Research Summit on Reserve Component Military Families, a national conference focused...
View ArticleRegistration open for Men's Football Experience to benefit prostate cancer...
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Maize and Blue fans to get inside Michigan Football like never before. The Michigan Men’s Football Experience is a two-day event, June 6-7, championed by...
View ArticleD.C. panel on Medicare’s future: Dr. Pescovitz highlights key role of...
On March 27 in Washington, D.C., U-M Health System CEO Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D. and other top national health leaders discussed what it will take to make Medicare sustainable and robust for the future.
View ArticleU-M Cancer Center to offer free throat cancer screenings April 20
Throat cancer can take away your voice, your jaw and your ability to swallow food, but it also can be treated if caught early enough. In an effort to do just that, the University of Michigan will offer...
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