University of Michigan School of Public Health professor, Dana Dolinoy, explains the role of epigenetics in environmental exposures and health.

Medical debt in collections and bankruptcy much higher in working-age adults after hospitalization for traumatic injury, suggesting need for strategies to reduce financial burden.

Left-digit bias, a type of unconscious bias often linked to ageism, is linked to fewer organs selected from donors 70 years old or older, compared to those who are 69 or younger.

The rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault outpaces the growth of law enforcement reporting, a new study suggests. Researchers suggest potential factors behind the increase could include societal de-stigmatization of sexual assault as well as changes in how emergency medicine providers code for it, and the increasing prevalence of sexual assault in the U.S.

Andre admits he never thought he needed a doctor. But in early 2017 at the age of 49, Andre began to rethink his doctor-less position, because he noticed some subtle changes in how he felt. Sleeping and breathing difficulties created a willingness to visit a primary care physician. After a trip to the ER revealed Andre was in early stage heart failure and that he would need the aortic valve in his heart replaced.

During the PT session, the patient told his physical therapist that every time musicians come by, his pain seems to decrease, and he needs less and less pain medication. He also feels more motivated to go outside and becomes more hopeful and energized.

Despite symptoms, the diagnosis often comes painfully late.

Reoperations, readmissions, surgery complications and emergency visits highest among surgery patients with risky drinking and smoking, but raising awareness of alcohol related surgery risk can reduce use.

Influenza is back in circulation, posing a special danger to older adults.

Researchers say the study finding is some of the first evidence linking muscle weakness and biological age acceleration

The University of Michigan Medical School’s unique curriculum framework provides a new approach for students and future generations of physicians-in-training to explore their interests in a variety of clinical and non-clinical electives.

Using antibodies instead of traditional drugs, stem cells last significantly longer when used in pre-clinical animal models.

In the months since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, our patients faced uncertainty about whether they would be able to continue to turn to University of Michigan Health for all of their reproductive healthcare needs. With the passage of Proposal 3 we can now assure all people who need our services that we will be there for them.

The design of a hospital room could affect recovery after high-risk surgeries.