Medicaid expansion’s impact on low-income Michigan residents included reduced uninsurance, increased primary and preventive care, and better financial health.

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

RSV vaccines are now available to older adults for the first time; a poll gauges awareness and interest among those over 60.

Michigan Medicine experts explain common throwing sport injuries as well as how to best treat them.

Access to mental health care has lagged even as diagnoses have risen; a proposed federal fix aims to increase insurance coverage of care.

Screening for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment is something most older adults want for themselves or feel others their age should have access to.

The rapid rise in telehealth and telemedicine use during the pandemic helped increase access to care for people in rural areas especially those with mental health provider shortages.

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Despite undergoing a spinal laminectomy surgery, a 73-year-old individual successfully completed a trip to Patagonia just three months later. Read about their inspiring journey and the exceptional care they received at University of Michigan Health.

New research from Michigan Medicine shows that excessive physical activity during summer sports can lead to weakened tendons and bones in children. It is crucial to balance activity with rest to prevent injury.

Use and confidence are lower in those with lower incomes or lower levels of physical or mental health

Research finds higher blood sugar linked to faster loss of brain power in stroke survivors.

After a car accident that left one teenager with multiple injuries, surgeons helped her get back to her passion of dancing.

Learn how a Michigan man, who survived a car crash and faced the risk of paralysis, was able to avoid it through spine endoscopy surgery performed by U-M Health. The innovative surgery is less invasive than traditional spine surgery and has a shorter recovery time.

Stopping or reducing doses of prescription medicine, also called deprescribing, is something many older adults would like to do, and some have already done without medical guidance. Medication reviews could help.