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 ...
U-M has launched a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) designed to help non-prescribing health care providers understand the opioid crisis. The self-paced MOOC includes five modules: Epidemiology of the Opioid Crisis; Understanding of Pain and Drug Targ
New U-M research published in Nature Human Behaviour shows some potential for using genetic information to predict an individual’s risk of developing depression when under intense stress.
A weekly karaoke party for patients, faculty, and staff on the sixth floor of University Hospital brings a bit of levity to people recovering from strokes, spinal cord injuries, and more.
In 2015 Curtis Cummins (M.D. 1995) had a chance encounter with medical student Kaitlyn Patterson, a Cadillac, Michigan, native, during a community bike ride.
From an innovative coating for joint replacements to a promising drug for the painful inflammatory disease scleroderma, 11 new biomedical ideas that emerged from research across Michigan
After a national initiative took aim at high opioid doses and potentially dangerous drug combinations, the number of veterans receiving such prescriptions dropped, a new study finds.
A new approach to the practice of surgical pathology for brain tumor patients could make for a powerful combination: more accurate, safer and more efficient operations.
The addictive nature of mobile technology might not surprise anyone who has felt the constant pull of Facebook and Twitter — especially in an election year.
For most invading bacteria, the bladder is not a friendly place. But for those that have figured out how to scavenge iron from their hosts, it’s a fine place to grow and reproduce.
Nearly 15 million times a year, Americans with heart trouble climb onto a treadmill to take a stress test that can reveal blockages in their heart’s blood vessels.
If you’ve tried to see a doctor, fill a prescription or get a diagnostic test lately, you’ve probably had to pay more out of your own pocket than you would have even a few years ago.
It’s a common scenario: Research is shared via journals or at conferences, but rarely do scientists relay those results outside of their academic niche.
Researchers from the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center and the U-M Injury Center found that a single, structured counseling session delivered to high-risk youth by a social worker
In a western doctor’s office or hospital, patients don’t think twice about giving a blood or urine sample that can tell if they have a disease or infection, or show if their medicines are
People who visit the BioArtography booth during Ann Arbor’s annual summer art fair usually have one of two reactions to the displayed images when they realize what they depict.
All transplant patients are exceptional, but Stan Larkin’s successful heart transplant comes after living more than a year without a human heart and relying on a heart device he carried i
Despite advances in organ transplantation, the way donor hearts are moved from hospital to hospital remains low-tech: stored on ice and carried in a store-bought cooler.
Children with brain cancer may soon get some help from mice with the same disease, thanks to new research from U-M Medical School scientists and their colleagues.
Screening for cancer has many obvious benefits — you’re preventing cancer or catching it early. But each screening tool also comes with potential harms or risks.
When it comes to prescription painkillers, the difference between controlling pain and dying from an overdose may come down to how strong a prescription the doctor wrote, according to a n
U-M study suggests a free, web-based cognitive behavioral therapy tool could help cut the rate of suicidal thoughts in half for people in high-stress, high-pressure positions.
Why don’t more uninsured people seek health coverage? Findings from a U-M Student-Run Free Clinic study reveals barriers include knowledge gaps about perceived cost and eligibility.
