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After 2-year delay, University-led global NCDs conference to take place in June

Long-delayed by the pandemic, a Michigan Medicine-hosted conference on prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is set to take place next month.
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Joint Institute 2022 RFP focuses on Brain Science, Data Science, Reproductive Health

Application window to submit Letters of Intent runs May 16 to June 13, 2022
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Polyneuropathy: In new paper, U-M researchers advocate for focus on an overlooked global illness

Underfunded and little-understood, the common neurological condition should be part of the influential GBD study, the research team says.
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Jam On! Join a Research Jam focused on Emergency Care in the global setting

Help EMERGE, the international emergency medicine research network, develop questions and ideas for future research.
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U-M study: The use of statins, an important drug to prevent heart disease, lags in LMICs

Inexpensive and effective, cholesterol-lowering statins are ubiquitous in the United States to reduce the risk of heart disease. But a new study finds infrequent use in low-resource countries.
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U-M Researchers Presenting at World’s Largest Academic Global Health Conference

Among this year's presenters were more than 30 researchers from across the University
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Student-led Fogarty project helps new moms ID signs of jaundice in Ghana

A medical student’s extended research project in Ghana was a success despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If you build it, they will train: DIY laparoscopy trainer designed for LMIC settings

Sometimes the best way to think outside the box is to just build a brand new box from scratch.
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Survival Flight offered insights to Chinese team establishing Olympics medevac program

Members of the Chinese team behind the Winter Olympics’ new helicopter medevac program consulted with Michigan Medicine’s Survival Flight leaders in the run-up to the Games.
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Visual storyteller: Student research project in Kenya combines health, photography

A UMMS student’s research project in Kenya finds him viewing health through a new lens: the one in his camera.
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Research training partnership continues with arrival of students from China

Global REACH recently welcomed to Michigan Medicine the latest cohort of visiting medical students from China’s Xiangya School of Medicine.
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Rooney Finalist In Global Surgery Grant

Rooney's ALL-SAFE project to make laparoscopic surgical training widely accessible advances in the Global Surgical Training Challenge
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Kolars to lead board of international global health organization

The world’s largest academic global health conference is fast approaching, and with it a leadership change that will find a U-M faculty member in a top organizational role.
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'After all of the obstacles, to be here feels amazing': Welcoming the first Xiangya MD-PhD students to Michigan

It took more than a year, a lot of paperwork and even more patience, but the first two participants in a new PhD-level research training partnership with China’s Xiangya School of Medicine have at last arrived in Ann Arbor.
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Trainees global health interest group expands offerings

A group of Michigan Medicine house officers interested in global health hasn’t let the pandemic dampen their enthusiasm.