In the second season of The Fundamentals podcast, co-hosts Kelly Malcom and Jordan Goebig talk to several leading experts from the Medical School about their fields and the fundamental questions they are trying to answer — and discover why U-M is such an amazing place for research. Six new episodes of the popular podcast were released on May 6

An ophthalmologist and beloved comedian shares his thoughts on the field to aspiring clinicians.

Dr. Jody Platt. She is an Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. Trained in medical sociology and health policy, her research focuses on issues at the intersection of informatics and ethics. She is interested in understanding what makes data-driven health trusted, and the pathways for earning, achieving, and sustaining trust across stakeholders. Dr. Platt is the Academy Health and ABIM Foundation Senior Scholar in Residence advising on issues of measuring and building trust.

A Michigan Medicine ophthalmologist and retinal surgeon shares advice for viewing the total solar eclipse safely, including what to look for in eye protection.

Six members of the University of Michigan community were inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as Distinguished Fellows in a ceremony held on March 16, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida as part of the Annual NAP Meeting and Forum. The group includes faculty and clinicians from the University of Michigan, University of Michigan-Flint and Michigan Medicine.

Surgery patients who drink at a risky level have higher risks of complications; surgical teams could use artificial intelligence to search their records for signs that they may need to cut back.

Few children are getting eyes checked at their pediatrician or other regular doctor’s office, and rates vary greatly by insurance status.

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.

AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer Michigan Medicine study says.

The social media trend  involving microwaving hard boiled eggs, then slicing them to explode, can be dangerous to your eyes experts say.

There are 13 U-M graduate medical education programs ranked in the top 10 by Doximity.

After decades of falling global maternal mortality rates, has the momentum evaporated? A new WHO report suggests just that, and Michigan Medicine researchers are urging their peers not to take their collective eye off the ball.

In Michigan, families don’t have to travel far for top pediatric eye specialists

Learn how lived experience and research experts define wellness when living with bipolar disorder with the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program at the University of Michigan.

Michigan Medicine research shows that a few key barriers stop young people from getting the glasses they need.