As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for kids and adults hit record levels in the latest Omicron surge, leaders at University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine, say the overwhelming strain on resources has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries. U-M Health is also instituting a two-week pause on any visitors to its adult hospitals effective Jan. 12.
A national survey highlights subgroups of people over 50 who might benefit most from counseling and programs designed to reduce risk for them and their children.
A team examines barriers to the use of a proven strategy to protect the stomachs of patients at high risk for bleeding.
Often found in beauty products and wellness supplements, hyaluronic acid attracts and retains water well. It’s also a major player in the physiology of pancreatic tumors.
A collaboration between nurses, frontline workers and musical theatre students tells the story of endurance and making a difference.
Jason Gentry needed a kidney. Lisa Clouse wanted to give him hers. When the two weren’t a match, a paired kidney exchange across 6 states ensured Gentry — and 5 others — got the organs they needed.
Most teens and young adults underestimate sexually transmitted infection risk, and feel their generation needs better information.
Maddie’s non-stop seizures resisted medicine. So at age 4, she underwent a specialized procedure to remove the brain tissue causing them.
Before you head outside with your shovel, brush up on these tips to keep your heart safe out in the snow.
Michigan Medicine announced it will rename its critical care research institute after Dr. Max Harry Weil, a father of critical care medicine who helped establish the modern-day ICU, to recognize his family’s $10 million donation for advancing research and innovation.
Nearly 90% of young adult men believe health care providers should ask male patients about partner abuse.
