March 2016 News

March 24, 2016

Dr. Helen Kales participates in research study: "Antipsychotic drugs linked to Increased mortality among Parkinson’s disease patients"

Antipsychotic drugs linked to Increased mortality among Parkinson’s disease patients

Penn, University of Michigan and VA-led study analyzed medical records of 15,000 Parkinson’s patients

March 15, 2016

Patients Carry Superbugs on Their Hands, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Michigan, such as Dr. Lona Mody, Amanda Sanford Hickey, Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Associate Professor of the Institute of Gerontology, find that patients are carrying superbugs on their hands, even though hospitals have been cracking down on hand-washing. Healthcare workers are known source of