January 20, 2021
Lessons Learned from the Prenatal Microbiome Controversy
Vincent Young, MD, PhD publishes paper on findings of prenatal exposure to microbes.
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January 13, 2021
Everything You Need to Know About Pneumonia
Meilan Han MD, MS speaks with Parade Magazine on Pneumonia.
January 12, 2021
Adam Lauring, MD, PhD and his Lab are Actively Searching for Faster-Spreading Variant of the Coronavirus
Michigan labs are actively sequencing genetic material from positive COVID-19 test samples to see if the variant is present.
January 11, 2021
Sami Malek, MD and Tycel Jovelle Phillips, MD Collaborate on a Paper Published in Clinical Cancer Research
Follicular lymphoma-associated BTK mutations are inactivating resulting in augmented AKT activation
January 6, 2021
Ginger Counters Certain Autoimmune Diseases in Mice
Ramadan Ali, PhD and Jason Knight, MD, PhD find the main bioactive compound in ginger lowers autoantibody production and helps halt disease progression in mice with APS and lupus.
January 6, 2021
Eve Kerr MD, MPH has been selected to serve as the next Chief of the Division of General Medicine
Eve Kerr MD, MPH, is taking over for the esteemed Laurence McMahon, MD, MPH who will be stepping down from the role beginning on March 1.
January 5, 2021
Ajjai Alva, MD awarded 2020 Bristol-Myers Squibb-PCF Challenge Award
Ajjai Alva MD, and Dan Robinson PhD, (U-M Pathology) were awarded the 2020 Bristol-Myers Squibb-PCF Challenge Award to investigate the efficacy and mechanisms by which checkpoint immunotherapy may work in CDK12-mutant prostate cancer.
January 4, 2021
Similar Factors Cause Health Disparities in Cancer and COVID-19
John M. Carethers, MD discusses the similar disparities occurring in cancer and COVID-19 in paper published by Clinical Cancer Research.
December 23, 2020
Michigan Medicine Doctor Puts Rumors To Rest On COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
Jonathan Golob, MD, PhD featured on WEMU, discusses the unlikelihood of serious side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
December 23, 2020
Reducing the Immunogenicity of Pegloticase in Patients With Refractory Gout
Puja Khanna MD, MPH, discusses a presentation she gave at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2020 on reducing the immunogenicity of pegloticase and improving its efficacy.
December 21, 2020
Protein Linked to Progressive Lung Scarring in Scleroderma Patients
Dinesh Khanna, MBBS, MSc research in Cell Reports Magazine finds Osteopontin is behind systemic sclerosis patients' main cause of death: lung scarring. But a repurposed immunosuppressive drug may combat the pro-inflammatory protein.
December 17, 2020
Frontline Workers at Michigan Medicine Receive Covid-19 Vaccine
Jason Knight, MD, PhD, one of the first Michigan Medicine employees to get the vaccine, discusses the importance of people getting vaccinated when it becomes available to them.
December 17, 2020
New Hepatitis B Screening Recommendations Announced by The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Anna Lok, MD weighs in on the new USPSTF guidelines for detecting HBV in adults and adolescents.
December 14, 2020
First 10 days after leaving hospital carry high risk for COVID-19 patients, study in veterans finds
Team led by Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, Theodore (Jack) Iwashyna, MD, PhD and John Donnelly, PhD, MSPH, Research Investigator with the Department of Learning Health Sciences, compared data on veterans hospitalized this spring.
December 14, 2020
2021 Clinical Excellence Society Inductees
Congratulations to the 2021 elected class of the Internal Medicine Clinical Excellence Society: Drs. Elizabeth Drake, Kevin Gregg, Sarah Hartley, Grace Jenq, Min Jiang, Andrew Kraftson, Tycel Phillips, Jeffrey Rohde, Jeffery Smith & Grace Su.
December 11, 2020
Second Shot No-Shows Could Undermine COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Mark Fendrick, MD discusses his concerns about getting people to return for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
December 10, 2020
Dr. Patel Reminds People That We're Not There Yet In Ending Coronavirus Pandemic
Payal Patel, MD, MPH discusses the current situation and atmosphere at the hospital and reinforces the message that public health precautions still need to be closely followed.
December 9, 2020
Assessment of National Organ Donation Rates and Organ Procurement Organization Metrics
Elliot Tapper, MD and Neehar Parikh, MD, MS analyzed national organ transplant data from 2008 to 2017 and found a wide variation in organ procurement organizations’ efficiency.
December 4, 2020
David Miller, MD, MPH, Named Chief Clinical Officer For UH/CVC
David Miller, MD, MPH, will be assuming the role of chief clinical officer for University Hospital and the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, effective Sept. 4.
December 3, 2020
Visual arts in the clinical clerkship: a pilot cluster-randomized, controlled trial
Garth Strohbehn, MD; Stephanie Hoffman, MD; and Internal Medicine residents collaborate with UMMA and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System to explore arts exposure and the positive psychological constructs.
