U-M Health: Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations include more children in this surge, strain resources
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for kids and adults hit record levels in the latest Omicron surge, leaders at University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine, say the overwhelming strain on resources has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries. “Rising COVID cases in children and adults, combined with staffing shortages, have overwhelmed […]
Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations include more children in this surge, strain resources
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for kids and adults hit record levels in the latest Omicron surge, leaders at University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine, say the overwhelming strain on resources has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries. “Rising COVID cases in children and adults, combined with staffing shortages, have overwhelmed Michigan Medicine resources,” said […]
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital tops state rankings, earns national honors from U.S. News & World Report
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is the top-ranked children’s hospital in the state and one of the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. Mott is the only Michigan hospital nationally ranked in all 10 evaluated pediatric specialties in the 2021-22 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings […]
Survey assesses student mental health needs in Detroit schools
“We believe that those best positioned to sustainably support the healthy growth and development of young people in any community are the very individuals living and working alongside those youth, particularly adults working in schools who are trusted by, and committed to, their students,” said Elizabeth Koschmann, Ph.D., TRAILS program director and an assistant research […]
University of Michigan Health responds to recent COVID-19 surge
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In recent days, University of Michigan Health, part of Michigan Medicine, has seen a significant increase in COVID-19 activity, as cases and hospitalizations continue to rise rapidly across the state. Like many other Michigan hospitals, U-M Health is experiencing high positivity rates and increasing patient demand – from both patients with and […]
How mentorship can help student-led scientific research
Mentorship can be defined as the guidance provided by an experienced person in an educational institution or organization. And if you ask any successful medical student to deconstruct the key components that make their educational experience whole, mentorship will surely be at the top of their list. Fourth-year University of Michigan medical student Jonathon McBride […]
‘Mirror nuclei’ to probe fundamental physics of atoms and neutron stars
About 20 years ago, Michigan State University’s B. Alex Brown had an idea to reveal insights about a fundamental but enigmatic force at work in some of the most extreme environments in the universe. These environments include an atom’s nucleus and celestial bodies known as neutron stars, both of which are among the densest objects […]
Michigan Medicine hospitals ranked best in Michigan, No. 11 in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals were ranked best in Michigan and 11th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2021-2022. This prestigious honor measures excellence in patient care. As the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine was also given the U.S. News & […]
ECMO offers sickest COVID patients a chance to survive, but a slimmer one than previously thought
The life-support system called ECMO can rescue COVID-19 patients from the brink of death, but not at the rates seen early in the pandemic, a new international study finds. Where once about 60% of such patients survived at least 90 days in spring 2020, by the end of the year just under half of COVID […]
3D nano-inks push industry boundaries
Mechanical engineering researchers at Michigan Technological University have created a way to make a 3D-printable nanocomposite polymeric ink that uses carbon nanotubes (CNTs) — known for their high tensile strength and lightness. This revolutionary ink could replace epoxies — and understanding why its properties are so fantastic is a first step toward its mass use. […]