Building the best brain: U-M researchers show how brain cell connections get...
When we’re born, our brains aren’t very organized, but as we grow and learn, things get a bit more stable. How and why does this happen -- and what happens when it doesn’t go normally? U-M researchers...
View ArticleDramatic rise in spending shows costly comeback from heart attack
Medicare spending to treat heart attack patients has increased dramatically as more money is used to pay for nursing home stays, durable medical equipment, home health care and hospice.
View ArticlePublic says childhood cancer should be top children’s health research...
Adults across the U.S. rate childhood cancer as their top priority for research into improving children’s health, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll...
View ArticleAre patients making cost-effective treatment decisions?
A new commentary says that involving patients in decisions about their medical treatment will not likely lead to cost savings or less overtreatment.
View ArticleLiving better with heart failure by changing what you eat
Study shows dietary changes for heart failure patients can lower blood pressure and improve heart function.
View ArticleMichigan’s Medicaid expansion: A model for pragmatic, bipartisan health reform?
Michigan’s newly expanded Medicaid program could act as a model for other states to achieve bipartisan health care reform even in a heated national political climate, says the head of U-M’s health...
View ArticleU-M offers new early detection test for prostate cancer
The University of Michigan Health System has begun offering a new urine test called Mi-Prostate Score to improve on PSA screening for prostate cancer. The test incorporates three specific markers that...
View ArticleStudy: varying surgery use based on differing attitudes, beliefs of doctors
A patient’s odds of undergoing surgery often depends more on where he or she lives than on their clinical circumstances.
View ArticleMy hero: new video promotes life-saving donation during annual U-M, Ohio...
Ann Arbor, Mich. – People given the gift of life – blood, organs, tissue or bone marrow – are grateful every day for the hero who gave them a second chance at life. In an inspirational new video, U-M...
View ArticleLiquid biopsy could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment
A microfluidic chip developed at the University of Michigan is among the best at capturing elusive circulating tumor cells from blood—and it can support the cells' growth for further analysis.
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