Why "Thanks Pfizer" memes are going viral
Complex, rare reactions to vaccinations of any kind have been documented in scientific case reports and studies, one of the most common being functional neurological disorder (FND), according to Dr. Christopher Chauncey Spears.
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Reading as an Empathy and Community Practice: Building a Medical Student Book Club
University of Michigan medical student Maame Opare-Addo shares how her passion for reading has helped her develop empathy as a future physician and community with classmates.
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Digital alerts support timely treatment decisions of critically ill cardiac patients
Well-designed alerts for critically ill cardiac patients can change what happens at the bedside, according to new Michigan Medicine research.
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$3.9 million NIH grant to fuel U-M effort to develop first targeted therapy for fatal childhood brain disorder
A team led by Dr. Michelle Hastings will advance a new RNA-based medicine for the most common form of CLN3 Batten disease toward clinical trials
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15 years of data will help uncover how flu spreads—and how to reduce its impact
$14.2-million NIH award to University of Michigan funds research to untangle intricacies of person-to-person flu transmission—and reduce illness, deaths, economic losses
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Rural-urban disparities in head and neck cancer
In a new paper in Oral Oncology, University of Michigan Health researchers found that patients with head and neck cancer who live in rural areas have a higher mortality rate compared to those living in urban areas.
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Rebecca Nause-Osthoff, MD, named Associate Chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology
Rebecca Nause-Osthoff, M.D., has been named the Department of Anesthesiology’s Associate Chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology. She also will serve as M-PLAN Director for the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital operating rooms and post-anesthesia care unit. Her appointments begin November 16, 2026.
