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Health Lab
Mapping the human uterus: diverse cells interact in surprising ways
Michigan Medicine researchers identify new uterine cell types, how they change and how work together through cycles, laying the groundwork for studying challenges like infertility.
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News Release
Four U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine
Four of U-M's top health and medical researchers have been chosen for one of the nation's top honors.
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Health Lab Podcast
New study finds steep increase in ED visits for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and shows persistent maternal health disparities
Findings suggest significant increase in emergency department utilization for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy over 14 year span.
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Health Lab
Sharp spike seen in emergency visits for life threatening pregnancy complication
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the second leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, may be sending a significantly higher number of pregnant people to the emergency department.
2024 Women's Health Innovation Fund Winners
Department News
Call for Applications: Women's Health Innovation Fund
The Women's Health Innovation Fund is now accepting applications for funding.
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Health Lab
Back to school viruses: what’s new with parvovirus B19, RSV, flu and COVID in kids
An expert shares more about back to school seasonal viruses, such as parvovirus B19, RSV, flu and COVID.
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Health Lab
How did mental health parity laws affect new moms?
Mental health parity was a goal of two major laws more than a decade ago. A study shows they helped increase care and reduce cost for pregnant and postpartum women, but there are still gaps.
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News Release
U-M has 14 top 10 medical education programs in latest Doximity Residency Navigator
The 2024-25 Doximity Residency Navigator has been released. It shows that U-M has six top 5 medical education programs, with nine more in the top 10 and another nine in the top 25.
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Health Lab
Who feels ready for residency?
Helen Morgan, M.D., of Michigan Medicine, authored a study that surveyed obstetric and gynecology residents to determine who feels prepared for the transition from medical school to residency.
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News Release
U-M Health ranked among nation’s best in more specialties than any other Michigan hospital by U.S. News & World Report
University of Michigan Health ranks among the nation’s best hospitals in more specialties than any other Michigan hospital, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings for 2024-2025.
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Health Lab
Maternal suicide study provides insights into complicating factors for perinatal deaths
Suicide during pregnancy and in the months after having a baby is more likely among women who have had other mental and physical health problems, intimate partner issues or recent bereavement.
Department News
Michigan Medicine receives $7.8M federal grant to study fibroid disparities
A $7.8 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health will fund a joint research effort by researchers from the three institutions called Partnering for Equity: An Academic and Community Alliance to Eliminate Disparities throughout the Fibroid Experience, or PEACE.
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Health Lab Podcast
New research launched to address health disparities in abnormal menstrual bleeding and anemia
A $5.6 million grant helps launch research to improve screening and treatment for a gynecologic disorder disproportionately impacting Black and Hispanic populations.
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Health Lab
Addressing disparities in abnormal menstrual bleeding and anemia
A large grant for Michigan Medicine will launch important research to improve the screening and treatment for a gynecologic disorder that disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic populations
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Health Lab
How you can teach your kids to stay safe in the sun
A melanoma survivor shares facts and tips about preventing all types of skin cancer.