November 15, 2024
Adults with obesity are more susceptible to influenza A/H1N1pdm—the swine flu virus, according to a new study that did not, however, find a similar association with the seasonal flu. The results
[ Read More ]In 2016, the University of Michigan Medical School welcomed 172 new doctors-in-training. Out of this group, 15 students agreed to be followed throughout their medical training, documenting key
[ Read More ]Ask someone in their 70s or older, and they’ll probably remember the fear that gripped the United States in the summers of their childhood, as outbreaks of a deadly virus cropped up across the
[ Read More ]By Kelly Malcom / U-M As we head to June, Michigan’s Stay at Home order has been relaxed somewhat to allow gatherings of 10 people or fewer, as well as the opening of bars and restaurants in
[ Read More ]Recent large scale efforts to categorize the molecular data of multiple cancer types has yielded so much information that researchers now have a new question: How to turn all this data into
[ Read More ]ANN ARBOR—Who knew they have a name for the study of ignorance? It’s called agnotology, a relatively new area of study focused on culturally induced ignorance or doubt that often shows up as a
[ Read More ]By JORDYN IMHOFF / U-M What started out as a slight fever, headache and cough in March didn’t initially worry Paul DeWyse, 57, who is a double lung transplant recipient. “When you have lungs like
[ Read More ]By Scott Redding / U-M Editor’s note: Information on the COVID-19 crisis is constantly changing. For the latest numbers and updates, keep checking the CDC’s website. For the most
[ Read More ]ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is working with Detroit’s small businesses to help them find sources of federal financial aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic and assist them in navigating the
[ Read More ]By Kara Gavin / U-M Health Lab He helped coin the phrase “flatten the curve.” And he’s pretty impressed at how well some countries, and American states and cities, have done it in recent weeks.
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