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Retired businessman and Detroit Tigers fan Paul Hansen has created three planned gifts to support prostate cancer research, nursing scholarship support, and adult cerebral palsy research at Michigan Medicine.

Courtney Crim, M.D., has created a scholarship fund for U-M undergraduate students who participated in Doctors of Tommorow, a U-M Medical School program serving students at Detroit's Cass Tech and Marygrove high schools.

Andrew Sweeney, now 35, was aware of his risk for colorectal cancer – his mother had had been diagnosed with it when she was 41. When he was 31, a CT scan at University of Michigan Health’s University Hospital revealed that Sweeney had a mass in his colon and potential metastases in his liver and lymph nodes. A colonoscopy confirmed that he had stage 4 colorectal cancer. After 1.5 years of chemotherapy, his care team began discussing how they could remove the damaged parts of Sweeney’s liver. They developed a colorectal cancer liver transplant protocol from a deceased donor and Sweeney was the first patient to undergo a liver transplant in Michigan for colon cancer. After minor recurrences of tumors in his lung in 2024, which were treated by surgery and radiation, his scans have been clear.

COVID-19 tribute sculpture in University Hospital courtyard unveiled on sixth anniversary of announcement that first patient was being treated at U-M Health.

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September spotlights the impact of pediatric cancer and emphasizes the vital roles of research and patient support programs.

Philanthropist expands his support of Parkinson’s disease research, patient care, and training by establishing the Thomas C. Jones Movement Disorders Fellowship Fund.

Like many newborns, Logan and Connor experienced mild jaundice after birth. As the weeks passed, Amy and Nick noticed Connor’s jaundice appeared to resolve, but Logan’s skin and eyes still appeared yellow. At nine weeks when Logan’s jaundice still hadn’t gone away, Amy and Nick grew concerned.