New study aims to understand and reduce persistent postoperative opioid use among older surgical patients

Screening primary care patients for gun ownership has been recommended especially for people with mental health issues. A Michigan Medicinestudy shows wariness by providers and patients.

The award was presented this spring at the 2023 SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems in Portland, OR.

Surprising findings from a Michigan Medicine study in Nature Medicine suggest that the burden of C. diff infection may be less a matter of hospital transmission and more a result of characteristics associated with the patients themselves.

Department of Anesthesiology runners hit the pavement this summer — from mile runs and 5k races to something a bit more extreme.

Despite these innovations, a Michigan Medicine study finds that the death rate for pulmonary embolism remains high and unchanged in recent years – more often killing men, Black patients and those from rural areas. The results are published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Mammograms, Pap tests, colonoscopies and lung CT scans have the power to detect cancer early and save lives – a new study tallies up the savings in both years and dollars.

People with chronic pain who take opioids have trouble finding multimodal pain care; insurance and provider education changes are needed, experts say