Michigan Medicine

04/28/2026

At Michigan Medicine, our statewide network is committed to creating value for the patients and communities we serve. In our NEJM Catalyst article, we explain how the consolidation that created University of Michigan Health-Sparrow produced positive outcomes: https://michmed.org/3WZAb

04/28/2026

Mosquito and tick bites are usually just a nuisance but in some cases, they may also transmit disease. 6 ways to prevent these pesky bugs from spoiling summer fun: https://bit.ly/4e67Eps

04/28/2026

Have you, or people you love, ever gotten coverage from the Healthy Michigan Plan? That's what the expansion of our state's Medicaid program is called - and it's covered hundreds of thousands of Michiganders since it launched 12 years ago.

Today, our researchers published new findings about what this coverage has meant for the long-term financial health of people whose low incomes qualified them for coverage.

Bottom line: over time, they had far fewer unpaid medical debts that ended up in collections, and far lower risk of credit ratings so low that they might have trouble getting an apartment, a mortgage or a car loan.

Our researchers have previously shown the positive impacts of this coverage on the physical and mental health of enrollees. Read more about these latest findings here: https://michmed.org/mDrwZ

04/27/2026

Attention medical assistants! Find a rewarding career AND help provide an extraordinary experience for our patients as part of the U-M Health team. We’re hiring at all experience levels for positions in multiple clinical areas. Don’t miss our Medical Assistant Interview Day, May 4th, in Ann Arbor. Reserve your spot today!
https://michmed.org/RMXXm

04/27/2026

Uterine fibroids may be less common in Latina women than earlier estimates, according to new Michigan Medicine research.

The study is one of the largest in the United States to confirm fibroid cases using ultrasound, considered a more accurate method than self-reporting or medical records alone.

“There has been limited data on how fibroids affect Latina women,” said lead author Dr. Erica E. Marsh, M.D.

“These findings help us better understand this population and will inform future research, as well as how we counsel and treat patients.”

By using community-based participatory research methods, the research also highlights the importance of inclusive, community-centered approaches in advancing women’s health: michmed.org/XG887

04/27/2026

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, has gained popularity as a minimally invasive option for patients with diseased aortic valves.

As TAVR use continues to expand, particularly among younger patients, more of them are outliving their valves. This has led to an uptick in TAVR explant surgeries to remove the original and sew in a new surgical valve.

Two of our cardiac surgeons, Drs. Shinichi Fukuhara and Robert Hawkins, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the nation's fastest-growing heart surgery.

Click this link to read the full story from WSJ (will need to scroll down): https://michmed.org/Q9eeq

At the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, our experienced teams offer an individualized approach to each patient with a goal to minimize the number of open-heart surgeries they will need.

Click this link to learn more about TAVR explant: https://michmed.org/By2QW

04/25/2026

Getting a prostate biopsy can lead to anxiety. At the Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer, our team is here to reduce that anxiety. Take a tour of what you can expect here at Michigan.

04/25/2026

“The HILS program is unique because it is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. When you're trying to solve complex organizational systems issues, it takes a whole team. You get all of the viewpoints of everybody who's going to be involved in a learning health system, whether that's patients and families, informaticians, analytic folks or individuals who are delivering care.” ~HILS-Online Director Caren Stalburg, MD, MA

Join us on April 27th at 3 pm EDT for a virtual Q&A session and hear directly from Dr. Stalburg, along with other HILS-Online faculty and current students, about the real-world value of this innovative degree: https://michmed.org/hils-on-fb-ig-info.

Apply by June 1.

04/25/2026

🎉Congratulations to the team at the U-M Health Center for Reproductive Medicine for being named one of America’s Best Fertility Clinics by Newsweek!

Each year, Newsweek and Statista highlight the leading 140 fertility clinics across 32 states and Washington, D.C., based on four data sources: quality metrics, reputation, accreditations and patient satisfaction.

Learn more about the honor: https://rankings.newsweek.com/americas-best-fertility-clinics-2026

04/25/2026

What was geneticist Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., like in the 90s?

He was literally hunting for needles in haystacks, trying to find disease-related genes in the vast expanse of DNA known as the human genome.

In this photo from 1991, when he was on our University of Michigan Medical School Genetics faculty, he was showing just how big a deal it was that his team, and their Canadian counterparts led by Lap-Chee Tsui, Ph.D. of The Hospital for Sick Children - SickKids in Toronto, had found the genetic variation responsible for most cases of .

It was the first time a disease-related genetic mutation had been found using the technique they had developed, called positional cloning.

And it accelerated the hunt for many more disease-related genes, and the sequencing of the entire human genome. Dr. Collins went on to lead National Human Genome Research Institute and then all of National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Meanwhile, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation led the way in using the CF gene discovery to fuel more research. That led to genetic tests and eventually the basis for treatments called CFTR modulator therapies that are giving people with CF the chance at much longer lives.

Today, the needle that Dr. Collins & his colleagues found in that haystack is helping patients in our adult and pediatric CF clinics at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

And genetic information on many diseases is used to guide diagnosis and treatment. In some cases, cells engineered to contain certain genes are the treatment itself.

On this , read more about this milestone, and all that came after it: https://michmed.org/MD3GP

Photo from Bentley Historical Library

04/24/2026

Infertility can be a struggle and, oftentimes, causes strain on a couple's relationship.

“Every couple is different, and there's no manual on how to survive infertility," says Lindsay Brennan, one of the social workers at the Center for Reproductive Medicine.

To help couples work through this stress, Lindsay offers five tips.

Explore these tips for managing the stress that comes with infertility from Lindsay Brennan, LMSW, CST, a clinical social worker with the Michigan Medicine Center for Reproductive Medicine.

04/24/2026

It's , and if you're out and about on campus you can look for markers of significant buildings from our past!

The first, near today's Physics building, marks the location where our first University of Michigan Medical School buildings stood, on and near the U-M Diag, starting with the first one opened in 1850. One of them, built in 1903, still stands today and is now home to the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability!

The second marker, near today's Chemistry building across from Hill Auditorium, marks the location of our first University Hospital, opened in 1869 in a converted professor's house.

The other two, near today's University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center, mark the location of our "Old Main" University Hospital that welcomed patients from 1925 to 1986, and the Simpson Memorial Institute, whose 1927 building still stands on Observatory St. and once served as a clinical research center for blood diseases.

Want to learn more about our history? Come to our free museum exhibit any Saturday or Sunday afternoon through August: http://michmed.org/museum

Or explore our interactive online map of every location we've ever had for patient care, research and medical education: https://michmed.org/NYAyW

Explore more historical markers near you using the Historical Marker Database, from which we drew these photos: https://www.hmdb.org/