More articles about: Patient Care

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Philanthropy News

Susan J. Lane: Gratitude and Giving

Susan Lane has made a transformational gift to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Michigan Medicine to support corneal research and patient education.
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News Release

U-M Health again named among world’s best hospitals

The Newsweek Statista World's Best Hospitals ranking for 2026 puts U-M Health again in the top tier of hospitals globally and nationally
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Health Lab

Researchers uncover hundreds of emojis in patient records

A review of electronic health records shows which emojis are most often used and in what context.
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Health Lab

Most popular stories of 2025 month-by-month

A review of the most read stories, by month, in 2025 by Health Lab.
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Health Lab

First-of-its-kind blood test for head and neck cancer

A Michigan Medicine lab has begun providing a first-of-its-kind new cancer test. Developed at the University of Michigan, MyHPVscore is a highly accurate blood test that can detect HPV-related head and neck cancer by measuring fragments of tumor DNA in a patient’s bloodstream.
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Health Lab

People find medical test results hard to understand, increasing overall worry

In a published research letter in JAMA, researchers tested whether people could understand standard pathology reports and whether a patient-centered report might improve understanding.
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Health Lab

Mobile monitoring system transforms bedside care

The Mobile Monitoring Transformation Project, supported by the Sickbay Clinical Platform will allow care team members to access data from cardiac monitors and all connected bedside devices on workstations, PCs, phones and tablets. The new web-based technology will transform bedside care and greatly enhance collaboration among care team members. A pilot was run last year, and units in different buildings will begin using the new technology this week, with a larger rollout planned.