Medicine at Michigan

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Fall 2020

The Power of Recognition

Dean Runge on the importance of employee appreciation

Andrew Rosenberg, M.D. (seated) reviews the telemetry monitor in the RICU with anesthesiology residents Amanda Westman, D.O., and Syed Mahmood, M.D.

Summer 2020

Capturing a Historic Moment

A letter from the editors on the COVID-19 special issue

Summer 2020

An Extraordinary Academic Medical Center During Extraordinary Times

Dean Runge’s take on the Michigan Medicine response to COVID-19

News & Research

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Fall 2020

Making a New Mouse Could Transform COVID-19 Research

by Katie Whitney

U-M researchers are genetically engineering a mouse that could have massive implications for our understanding of COVID-19.

Fall 2020

Even the Richest Americans Have Worse Health Outcomes than the English

By Kara Gavin

A new study shows the difference in health between rich and poor is much larger in the U.S.

Fall 2020

Coping with Bipolar Disorder During the Pandemic

By Katie Whitney

Research shows the pandemic has made life harder, but simple strategies can help.

Faculty

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Fall 2020

Honors

Faculty milestones and accolades

Fall 2020

His 5th Grade Teacher Held Him to a Higher Standard

By Katie Whitney

Now he’s changing emergency medicine in Africa.

Fall 2020

History

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Fall 2020

It’s Not the First Time Hospital Construction Has Stopped Because of a Pandemic

By Joel Howell

The 1918 flu and WWI wreaked havoc on U-M construction plans.

Winter 2020

The First University Hospital

BY JAMES TOBIN

150 years ago, U-M made history when it converted a professor’s house

Summer 2019

In Her Own Right

BY KATIE VLOET

Sarah Gertrude Banks, champion of women’s suffrage and health care

Alumni

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Fall 2020

Class Notes

The latest updates from our alumni

Fall 2020

Fluent in Business Lingo

By Katie Whitney

An alumnus translates medicine for investors.

Fall 2020

Brain Surgery Is the Easy Part

By Katie Whitney

For a neurosurgeon, the hard part is dealing with the emotional fallout.

Lives Lived

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Fall 2020

Colin Campbell, M.D.

Colin Campbell, M.D., former associate dean of the U-M Medical School, died December 1, 2019, at age 92.

Fall 2020

James Collins, M.D.

James Collins (M.D. 1953, Residency 1958), a longtime pediatrician in Detroit, died February 16, 2020, at the age of 94.

Fall 2020

In Memoriam

Remembering our faculty, alumni, and friends

Development News

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Fall 2020

A Million Masks and a Million Dollars

Katie Whitney

The GreaterGood passes two big milestones of giving.

Summer 2020

$30 Million for Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute

BY TIFFANI LANGFORD

The institute will pursue diabetes research and life-changing therapies

Summer 2020

$1 Million Lefkofsky Gift to Address Life-Threatening Diseases

BY KRISTY DEMAS

Encouraging high-risk, high-impact projects

Gray Matters

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Fall 2020

Uncovering the Science Behind COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccines

Experts weigh in on the latest research at Michigan Medicine.

Summer 2020

Assessing Bioethics in a Public Health Emergency

BY JANICE FIRN, RESHMA JAGSI, ANDREW SHUMAN, KAYTE SPECTOR-BAGDADY, AND CHRISTIAN VERCLER*

From patient-centered to community-centered decision making

Winter 2020

What to Do with Unvaccinated Children in the Doctor’s Office?

BY SARAH J. CLARK, MPH

Data show which policies parents support

Moments

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Fall 2020

Why not both?

By Katie Whitney; Photograph by Leisa Thompson

A medical student explores anthropology and emergency medicine.

Winter 2020

Departures and Arrivals

BY KATIE VLOET
PHOTOGRAPH BY LEISA THOMPSON

Air Force pilot to M1

Summer 2019

In the Family

BY LAUREN CRAWFORD

Establishing the Arab American Health Initiative

Web Exclusives

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Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Alene Lipshaw, and Stephanie Eid, Ph.D.

August 2020

Milstein Family Foundation Endows Diabetes Research

By Matt Trevor

For most people, a power outage or a broken bottle would be minor inconveniences. For Alene (Franklin) Lipshaw, they were nearly catastrophic.

August 2020

The Extreme Devotion of the 7-Mile Man

Jim Wigginton has always said he would go to great heights to remember his beloved wife, Nancy, and to spread the word about thyroid cancer and quality of life for cancer patients.

February 2020

How Health Care Providers Can Help Military Veterans

By Katie Whitney

Imagine this scenario: A 70-year-old Vietnam combat veteran is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Apprehensive about seeking VA care and benefits because he wasn’t fond of his time in service and feels there are more deserving veterans out there, he ...