More articles about: Emergency Medicine

Michigan Child Care Related Infections Surveillance Program, or MCRISP, brings together child care providers in Washtenaw County, Mich. and doctors at the University of Michigan Health to effectively monitor pediatric respiratory and gastrointestinal illness transmission.

University of Michigan researchers developed copper-loaded starch nanoparticles that can be broken down by specific bacteria to release antibacterial copper molecules.

Credentialing plays a critical role in patient safety — but it can also affect whether clinicians feel safe seeking mental health care. In this episode, leaders from Michigan Medicine and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation discuss evolving credentialing practices, reducing stigma and supporting clinician well-being while protecting patients. The conversation highlights how thoughtful policy changes can help create a healthier, more compassionate health care system. Learn more: Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation

A study of motorcycle crash-related hospital costs in Michigan and three comparison states shows a rise after the helmet requirement was repealed.

The University of Michigan has developed a machine learning model that’s discovered 17 environmental and social factors that can influence the risk of OHCA, including extreme temperatures, race, poverty and education levels.

Karen Hollingsworth’s training as a nurse helped her identify the symptoms of a urinary tract infection and when it rapidly developed into septic shock.

The Michigan Medicine Capacity Command Center, known as M2C2, and operational changes have accelerated bed assignment, transfer acceptance and discharge while reducing length of stay for adult inpatients.

Nick McGowan had a head on collision with an underage drunk driver and had extensive injuries, which was cared for by Survival Flight, U-M Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Acute Care Surgery.

Michigan Medicine hosts the International Center for Automotive Medicine research center, and unique fellowship, that allows medical professionals and automotive engineers to partner on improving automotive safety and the prevention of injuries

When a University of Michigan lacrosse player walked into an urgent care clinic with bruises on his legs and vision changes, a rare procedure available at Michigan Medicine saved his life.

Michigan Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine is tackling one of the deadliest and most overlooked hospital-acquired infections with a $40 device.

Extreme heat, especially in places that don't experience it often, can be dangerous - especially to people with certain health conditions. In this episode, Dr. Brad Uren shares tips for weathering extreme heat.

How to avoid or recognize heat exhaustion or heat stroke, what groups of people are most at risk of these heat-related illnesses, and heat wave power outage tips

Extreme weather and weather-related disasters are becoming more and more common. Unfortunately, disaster related disruptions in healthcare tend to affect the most vulnerable of populations – including older adults living with cognitive impairment. In this episode, Matt & Donovan speak with University of Michigan faculty member, Sue Anne Bell, about how healthcare disruption due to a disaster can affect the population of older adults living with dementia.

University of Michigan researchers found that emergency departments vary widely in how they balance the need to diagnose appendicitis with the potential harms of overtesting.