More Michigan Medicine patients will get hospital-level care at home through new programs
Four innovative programs designed to continue high-quality care at home after a hospitalization or emergency visit have launched since 2020.
Four innovative programs designed to continue high-quality care at home after a hospitalization or emergency visit have launched since 2020.
New grants totaling more than $15 million will amplify the University of Michigan’s ability to conduct research on aging and to help identify and address issues facing older adults today and into the future.
A team co-led by Michigan Medicine researchers has received funding to study the role of convalescent plasma in mitigating symptoms of COVID-19 in patients with mild illness and preventing the progression of the disease from mild to severe.
Two new programs that harness advanced technology and the expertise of Michigan Medicine’s care teams could help patients avoid or shorten a hospital stay, while still getting the care they need.
The key to defeating COVID-19 might be floating in the blood of people who have recovered from the disease. Now, they can get their revenge on the virus that made them sick, by donating a few teaspoons of their blood to U-M.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Medicine is teaming with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and 25 other Michigan hospitals to collect comprehensive clinical data on COVID-19 patients to be included in an extensive registry that will provide insight into best practices in treating patients with the virus.
A broad array of research at Michigan Medicine and many other areas of U-M is addressing the global COVID-19 pandemic and its effects.
A competition for biomedical innovators from across Michigan will take place May 15.
Michigan residents in 34 counties will get a chance to clear unused and expired prescription medicines out of their medicine cabinets, through 53 simultaneous events.
Basketball fans can’t wait for the March Madness tournament — but medical science has its own version, and two Michigan Medicine teams have made it to the big dance.
U-M has launched a study to discover if data collected on Apple Watch, combined with other health information, can provide insight into health, wellness, and disease
Patients fighting life-threatening illnesses who have run out of conventional options will get a chance to try some of the most cutting-edge treatments available, through a national effort that just received nearly $4.8 million in funding from the federal government.
These days, Americans can manage many facets of their lives through the Internet. But a new poll suggests that many older adults still aren’t using online systems to communicate with the doctors and other health care providers they rely on – despite the widespread availability of such systems.
Researchers from U-M and beyond will pitch their biomedical innovation ideas to potential investor "sharks" at a May 16 event.
Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but the majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and might talk to their own doctor about it if they developed a serious health condition.
Pinkeye isn’t a medical emergency. Neither is a puffy eyelid. But a new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have those mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.
Researchers found that only 55 percent of colorectal cancer patients who were employed at the time of diagnosis retained their jobs after treatment. Patients who had paid sick leave were nearly twice as likely to retain their jobs as those without paid sick leave.