Health

  1. Medicaid benefits for pregnant immigrants surpass costs January 25, 2024
  2. U-M virtual speaker series will feature CNN’s Bakari Sellers January 22, 2024
  3. Anonymous tip line flags thousands of firearm threats in schools January 17, 2024
  4. New model creates understanding of birth control pills on risk, resilience to depression January 11, 2024
  5. Zzzzzz…sleep may be compromised with a bed partner December 22, 2023
  6. Bad prescription? Strategies to improve racial health disparities can backfire December 22, 2023
  7. Better prosthetics: $3M to develop more natural robotic leg control December 21, 2023
  8. Midlife blood test may predict cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s in later life December 21, 2023
  9. OK, doc—just give it to me…skewed? More precise information doesn’t always mean more informed decisions December 20, 2023
  10. U-M startup blends art, stories to help health care workers find empathy for patients December 14, 2023
  11. Addressing racial disparities key to eliminating TB, U-M researchers say December 13, 2023
  12. Teen drug use remains below pre-pandemic levels December 13, 2023
  13. Multiple periods of loneliness may add up to higher mortality risk December 13, 2023
  14. Feeling lonely? Chances are you lost both social support, personal control December 12, 2023
  15. Gene-editing treatments for sickle cell disease may be out of reach for many December 8, 2023
  16. Genetic mutations that promote reproduction tend to shorten human lifespan, study shows December 8, 2023
  17. Generous social welfare policies are linked to decreased child neglect December 7, 2023
  18. Black patients less likely to get referral for home health care after hospital stay December 7, 2023
  19. COP28 climate conference in Dubai: U-M experts available to comment December 6, 2023
  20. Public health resources: Striving for equality among vulnerable communities December 6, 2023