Google.org announced that a team of University of Michigan researchers, including Lorraine Buis and Anna Laurie, has been selected to receive funding as part of the company’s efforts to support projects using innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to help understand COVID-19 and address its impacts.
As COVID cases rise among teens and young adults, a national public health response must quickly adapt. Speaking to NPR, Tammy Chang shared findings from the MyVoice national poll of youth.
A team of U-M disability researchers have developed a survey that will help others quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of people with disabilities.
Medical students will learn about best practices for communication and caring for patients with disabilities and provide meaningful experiences through rotations among clinics specializing in disability-based care for specific populations.
New data on telemedicine use by adults over 50 shows changes since previous poll in 2019, including reduced worries about privacy and virtual interaction. Lorraine Buis led the latest National Poll on Healthy Aging survey.
A recent national survey of adolescents describes challenges and possible solutions to youth accessing primary care and identifies the need to create more patient-centered care that aligns with young people’s values and experiences.
Dr. Buis has been involved with the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) for 20 years and steps up as the editor of JMIR's journal focused on health and biomedical applications in mobile and tablet computing, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, wearable computing and domotics.
Three U-M Family Medicine faculty have published a new article in Family Medicine reporting on improvements to quality conferences.
A new fellowship in reproductive health care and advocacy began this summer. The program joins the Department's extensive list of fellowships .
Research from the MyVoice national poll of U.S. youth discusses potential negative psychosocial impact of active shooter drills in school, as identified by students and young people.
A new survey of U.S. medical school disability offices reveals a potential 100x gap between the number of students who disclose and receive accommodations for psychological disabilities and the actual prevalence of conditions like depression and anxiety. Lisa Meeks and colleagues analyze the results and present factors contributing to low rates
Staying Fit While Staying Put is a free repository of adaptive fitness and exercise videos curated by MDisability faculty, staff, and interns.
U-M Family Medicine faculty discuss how health care institutions can maintain accessible care for our deaf and hard of hearing patients while maintaining COVID-19 safety measures, in a new piece published in the JAMA Otolaryngology .
Dale L. Williams, M.D. - a long-time member of our Development Advisory Committee, colleague, and friend - passed away on February 20, 2020.
As the world has grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Family Medicine has risen to the challenge. In all areas of patient care, research and education, family physicians are leading transitions at Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School. The Department’s response to COVID-19 has been broad, thoughtful and rapid.
This partnership between Michigan Medicine and Student Life will enhance awareness of university DEI and disability initiatives
A new commentary in The Lancet EClinicalMedicine argues for the combined efforts of HPV screening and vaccination in the fight to prevent cervical cancer.
Edited by Lisa Meeks, Disability as Diversity is a first-of-its-kind title designed to help deans, program directors, faculty and student affairs personnel thoughtfully plan for the growing population of health care professionals with disabilities.
Meet the 2020 cohort of MDisability Program summer interns. They are current undergraduates, rising medical students, and recent graduates interested in disability research and advocacy in medicine.
