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Scale pictured behind a hospital room curtain
Health Lab
Obesity care can make a big difference, but few get it, study suggests
Obesity care under a health care provider’s supervision, whether through nutrition counseling, medication, meal replacement or bariatric surgery, can help people with high BMI, but many don’t receive it.
88% Reduction in GHG Emissions
Department News
Green Anesthesia Initiative exceeds lofty goals for reduction in emissions
The Department of Anesthesiology’s Green Anesthesia Initiative (GAIA) has taken an ambitious approach to environmental sustainability resulting in an 88% reduction of inhaled anesthetic greenhouse gas emissions.
Timothy Blackwell, M.D.
News Release
Timothy S. Blackwell, M.D., named the chair of U-M Department of Internal Medicine
Lung disease specialist comes to Michigan from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to lead largest department
Woman sweating hot flash fan
Health Lab
Menopause and migraines: New findings point to power of prevention
Women who have both migraines and a long-term history of hot flashes and/or night sweats have a slightly higher risk of heart disease and stroke, and young women who have migraines have a higher risk of later persistent menopause symptoms.
Woman sleeping on a couch holds her stomach, as if in pain
Health Lab
Long COVID-19 is linked to chronic pain conditions
Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID-19
Portrait of Max Wicha, founding director of Rogel Cancer Center
Health Lab
‘We might for the first time really be thinking of cures of cancer’
Founding Rogel Cancer Center Director reflects on how cancer evolved from ‘the least scientific discipline’ to a shining example of how basic research discoveries can change clinical care.
Department News
Daniel Clauw, MD, receives NIH HEAL Initiative Director’s Award for Mentorship
Daniel Clauw, M.D., has been recognized by the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, for his impact through mentorship in the field of pain research.
Dark staircase leading to blue sky above
Health Lab
Ketamine’s promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain
New findings about the impact of IV ketamine on treatment resistant depression add more fuel to the potential for broader use and insurance coverage.
NIH rankings FFY23
News Release
U-M Medical School sees significant growth in NIH research awards and ranking
Based on recent federal fiscal year data released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest single funder of biomedical research in the world, the U-M Medical School is ranked number 11 in the country, up from 13 in federal fiscal year 2022.
Illustration of hand and enzymes that affect scleroderma patients
Health Lab
Novel antibody targets CD38 enzyme to treat systemic sclerosis
New study has identified an enzyme contributing to systemic sclerosis.
sketched out bacteria in a dish yellow and blue colors of U-M
Health Lab
Bacteria in the mouth linked to pulmonary fibrosis survival
Bacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Gloved hands holding silicone chips used in cancer research
Health Lab
Is lung cancer treatment working? This chip can tell from a blood draw
Using a chip to process blood samples, doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood to determine how well a treatment is working by the fourth week, according to a new study.
New Anesthesiology Faculty Matthew Giles, Adrian Pichurko, Jess Was
Department News
Michigan Anesthesiology welcomes three new faculty this winter
Get to know Michigan Anesthesiology's three new faculty members
Closeup of medical ventilator breathing tube
Health Lab
Patients on respiratory support in rural intermediate care units have higher death rates
Patients receiving ventilator life support in intermediate care units of rural hospitals had significantly higher death rates than patients in the same type of unit at urban hospitals, according to new study.
Older man with hand on forehead, dressed in camouflage clothing
Health Lab
Ketamine helped many severely depressed veterans, study shows
Intravenous (IV) ketamine helped relieve the depression symptoms of half of the veterans who received it at VA hospitals.