Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer

The new test could signal whether treatment is working months earlier than standard imaging scans, allowing doctors to try alternatives sooner, initial results show.
Personalized Device Could Support Multiple COVID-19 Patients From Single Ventilator

3D printing fuels U-M efforts to rapidly increase ventilator capacity while providing each patient on vent support with individually tailored gas pressures and pressure monitoring.
COVID-19: Caring For Our Patients and Community

Learn what Michigan Medicine is doing to keep our patients safe during COVID-19.
New Way to Predict Complications After Larynx Cancer Surgery

When the surgical wound doesn’t heal right, it can send some patients back to the operating room. A new technique tested at U-M could help identify which patients are at highest risk.
Kresge Hearing Research Institute Team Triumphs in STAT Madness Science Competition
Immune Cell Biomarker Predicts Better Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer

U-M researchers, led by Dr. Matthew Spector and Dr. Chad Brenner, have identified a new marker of cancer-fighting T-cells in patients with head and neck cancer.
New Patient Privacy Rules Could Disrupt Critical Research

In a new paper, researchers and ethicists urge policymakers to view immortal cells differently from other biospecimens as new rules go into effect.
New Treatment Device for Tinnitus

A new treatment device is taking aim at the root cause of ringing in the ears. Next up: an additional clinical trial to further refine the approach.

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News

June 23, 2021

Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer

The new test could signal whether treatment is working months earlier than standard imaging scans, allowing doctors to try alternatives sooner, initial results show.