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The Cost of Chronic Pain [Infographic]
Chronic pain can be debilitating for some people. And nationwide data show the issue is larger than you might think.
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Life with Pulmonary Fibrosis: ‘I’m on a Good Path’
After being diagnosed with chronic lung disease, a patient works hard to follow a treatment plan — and to embrace his faith and family.
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Beating Childhood Cancer Shaped Mott Employee’s Career Path
A familiar face around the hospital, one Mott staffer’s experience with cancer as a teen helped influence the man he would become.
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How an App Can Help PAD Patients Choose Their Care Plan
Tough conversations — and treatment decisions — are necessary after a complex diagnosis. A Michigan Medicine vascular surgeon designed a tool to help start them.
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Sleep Aids Aren’t Safe for Older Adults, but 1 in 3 Still Take Them
A new national poll finds that many people 65 and older take prescription sleep aids — even though guidelines warn against it. What the findings mean for patients and providers.
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Powerful Drug Combo Gangs Up to Tackle Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Learn how a powerful combination of a new protein inhibitor and a chemotherapy drug lead to triple negative breast cancer cell death in mice.
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Exercise Program for Peripheral Artery Disease Patients Now Covered by Medicare
Supervised exercise therapy is recommended for some people with peripheral artery disease. Now, more patients will have access to the treatment.
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Some Breast Cancer Patients Don’t Need Radiation. Why Are They Still Getting It?
Read the findings from a new study examining overtreatment of breast cancer, specifically why many women receive radiation therapy they may not actually need.
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My Child Has Bravely Fought Her Brain Tumor. She’s Still Waiting for a Cure
As her young daughter battles a brain tumor, a mother advocates for more research — and funding — to combat childhood cancers of all kinds.
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Rich Seniors Are Getting Healthier, Leaving the Poor Behind
Millions more seniors now self-identify as healthy, federal data show. But the gains occurred only among those with higher levels of education and income.
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Lady Gaga's Pain Goes Public: 5 Things to Know About Fibromyalgia
Lady Gaga's Netflix documentary brings awareness to her struggle with chronic pain. Learn five facts about fibromyalgia from a Michigan Medicine expert.
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5 Easy Ways to Parent with Purpose
To be the best parent you must remember to take care of yourself. Learn how to purposely parent with these 5 tips from a Michigan Medicine psychologist.
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A Step Closer to a ‘Simple, Cheap Blood Test’ to Diagnose Alzheimer’s?
Learn how a cheap and simple blood test, FTIR Spectroscopy, may be the key to diagnosing Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Dementia with 90% accuracy.
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From Urine Output to Disease, Study Shows the Importance of Hormone Quality Control
A discovery in hormone-producing cells could lead to a better understanding of diseases related to misfolded proteins.
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Former U-M Football Captain Teams Up with Doctor to Tackle Cancer Research
How two Michigan sports fans — a patient and a cancer researcher at U-M — are working together this football season to support melanoma research.