University of Michigan Health System
The University of Michigan Health Center (UMHC) was organized in 1997. UMHC origin goes back to 1850 with the establishment of the University of Michigan Medical School Today, the meg-health center is devoted to complex medical research in all areas of human conditions. Including, heart research, pharmacology, an eye institute, pediatric care and numerous other fields of scientific inquiry.
Address
North Campus Administrative Complex (NCAC)
2901 Hubbard St., Suite 2400 SPC 2435
Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-2435
News Office
kriegera [at] umich [dot] edu
Phone
734-764-2220
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"University of Michigan Health System" in the news:
Less than half of medical students understand health care system
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Less than half of graduating medical students in the U.S. say they received adequate training in understanding health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine, according to a study conducted by the University ...
Survey: Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say
Jul 15, 2009 |
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More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows.
Health choices predict cancer survival
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Head and neck cancer patients who smoked, drank, didn't exercise or didn't eat enough fruit when they were diagnosed had worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits, according to a new study from the University ...
Cancer survival rates impact type of Web communities used by patients
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Online support communities for high survival rate cancers contain a greater amount of emotional support content than online support communities for cancers with low survival rates, according to a new study from the University ...
Parents fear errors during children's hospitalization
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Nearly two-thirds of parents reported they felt the need to watch over their child's care to ensure that medical errors are not made during their hospital stay, according to a study led by Beth A. Tarini, M.D., M.S., assistant ...
Chronically ill may be happier if they give up hope, research shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or diseases, according to a new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers.
Computerized reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates, study found
Sep 05, 2008 |
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A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of ...
News in red and blue: Messages about social factors and health can backfire
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Here's a health idea that Democrats and Republicans agree on: when given information on the genetic factors that cause diabetes, both parties equally supported public health policies to prevent the disease.
Half of eligible patients not getting mitral valve surgery, study
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Overblown fears about surgical risk and lack of awareness about the risk of not operating are among the reasons only half of eligible patients were referred for mitral valve repair, according to a study by doctors at the ...
As depression symptoms improve with antidepressants, hopelessness can linger
Feb 18, 2008 |
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People taking medication for depression typically see a lot of improvements in their symptoms during the first few months, but lagging behind other areas is a sense of hopefulness, according to new research from the University ...
Researchers discover therapeutic target that could help patients with pulmonary fibrosis
Aug 23, 2009 |
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A diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is not much better than a death sentence: there is no treatment and the survival rate is less than three years.
Radiation costs vary widely by delivery, study finds
Oct 08, 2009 |
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When cancer spreads to the bone, radiation treatments can help relieve the pain caused by the tumor. But how best to deliver the radiation may vary widely from one oncologist to the next.
Study uncovers key to how 'triggering event' in cancer occurs
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered what leads to two genes fusing together, a phenomenon that has been shown to cause prostate cancer to develop.
Nanoparticle-based battlefield pain treatment moves a step closer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 24, 2009 |
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University of Michigan scientists have developed a combination drug that promises a safer, more precise way for medics and fellow soldiers in battle situations to give a fallen soldier both morphine and a drug that limits ...
Black women have urinary incontinence less than half as often as white women
Apr 22, 2008 |
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The good news for black women: They have less than half the chance of developing urinary incontinence as do white women, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.
