January 31, 2020
Michigan's Medicaid Expansion Doubles Access to Primary Care
Susan Goold, MD, MHSA, MA outlines patient-reported improvements from recent evaluations of the Healthy Michigan Plan.
January 2020 News
January 30, 2020
Lung Microbes Could Help Predict Outcomes in the Seriously Ill
Robert Dickson, MD discusses the clinical significance of his latest study of the lung microbiome and future research.
January 29, 2020
Behind the Scenes with Dr. Nadia Sutton
Nadia Sutton, MD focuses on how to prevent or mitigate mechanisms of aging of the vasculature to improve the lives of patients with heart disease.
January 28, 2020
The Novel Coronavirus: Should You Be Worried?
Adam Lauring, MD, PhD and Theodore Standiford, MD weigh in on what’s currently known about the virus.
January 27, 2020
U-M Remembers Dr. Ralph Knopf
Ralph F. Knopf, MD, admired clinician, teacher, and researcher, passed away on January 11 at the age of 93.
January 24, 2020
Thyroid 101: Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
Maria Papaleontiou, MD explains hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, who's at risk, signs to look for, and screening and treatment.
January 23, 2020
Distinguished University Professorship Event
Honorees John Carethers, MD, MACP and Anna Lok, MD will present their lectures at the Distinguished University Professorship Event on Jan. 28.
January 22, 2020
This Neuron Could Have Implications for Effective Diet Drugs
Dr. Martin Myers Jr., Dr. Randy Seeley, and a team of researchers discover a neuron that could suppress feeding to produce long term weight loss without the negative side effects.
January 21, 2020
Antiviral Compound Offers Hope Against Deadly Flu
David Markovitz, MD and a team of collaborators show that an engineered compound based on a banana lectin has the potential to safely protect against multiple strains of the influenza virus.
January 20, 2020
Myositis: Understanding the Rare Autoimmune Disease
Elena Schiopu, MD explains what myositis is, what the symptoms are, how to treat it, and where the research stands.
January 17, 2020
Data Highlight Worrisome Increases in H. pylori Resistance
William Chey, MD comments on study findings indicating an alarming increase in cases of antibiotic-resistant Helicobacter pylori in Europe.
January 17, 2020
Michigan Hospitals Collaborate to Meet Stewardship Requirements
U-M researchers surveyed hospitals participating in the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) to evaluate current practices and needs.
January 16, 2020
Overdose Rates Are Higher, But Opioid Addiction Care Is Harder to Find in Some States
Paul Christine, MD, PhD and Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc find that states with Medicaid work requirements tend to have higher rates of opioid overdose deaths and fewer treatment resources.
January 16, 2020
Schlink Foundation Scholars Award Recipient
Congratulations to Shenbagam Dewar, MBBS who was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Albert G. and Olive H. Schlink Foundation Scholars Award.
January 15, 2020
Behind the Scenes with Dr. Michael Heung
Michael Heung, MD, MS examines acute kidney injury (AKI) to improve quality of care and management, and ultimately to prevent it.
January 14, 2020
Testing for Loss of Response Could Shape Future IBD Care
Jami Kinnucan, MD discusses the HLA-DQA15 allele and its potential to help predict loss of response to anti-TNF therapy in patients with IBD.
January 14, 2020
Alcohol-Related Deaths Have Doubled in the U.S. and Women Are at an Increased Risk
Elliot Tapper, MD provides insight into why there was a significant increase in alcohol-related deaths from 1999 to 2017.
January 13, 2020
BMI Over Time Beats Genetics in Predicting Future Obesity
Venkatesh Murthy, MD, PhD finds that although genetics has some influence, fitness is a better predictor of where your BMI will go over time.
January 10, 2020
More People Are Turning to the Black Market for Life-Saving Medications
Kara Mizokami-Stout, MD discusses how doctors can help and why patients should keep sharing their stories.
January 9, 2020
Behind the Scenes with Dr. Peter Arvan
Peter Arvan, MD, PhD investigates the secretory protein products from hormone-producing cells to find therapies that better treat diabetes and other endocrine diseases.
