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August 1, 2017

The Cells That Stand in the Way of Curing HIV

A team led by University of Michigan researcher Kathleen Collins, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, and Associate Director of the Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, reports that HIV hides in more types of bone marrow cells than previously thought.

July 24, 2017

Why Primary Care Doctors Need to Rethink Chronic Pain Treatment

Daniel Clauw, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Psychiatry, and the Director of Michigan Medicine’s Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, co-writes an editorial calling on primary care physicians to take a more comprehensive approach to treating patients with chronic pain.

July 21, 2017

Why Are the Elderly More Likely to Catch Flu?

Daniel Goldstein, MBBS, Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Michigan Biology of Cardiovascular Aging program, is the senior author of a new study that shows an immune cell in the lungs may help explain why.

July 14, 2017

Step by Step, Cancer Survivor Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

A patient diagnosed with cancer received treatment and hope from her care team at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, which included Anne Schott, MD, a medical oncologist in the Breast Care Center and Professor of Internal Medicine.

June 29, 2017

Treating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Collaborative Care

William Armstrong, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, brings together experts from a variety of disciplines, including Aman Chugh, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, and Francis Pagani, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiac Surgery, to help a patient recover and realize an improved quality of life.

June 26, 2017

U-M Faculty Launch Research Workshop for Kenyan Partners

Faculty from the U-M Medical School and the College of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), organized and hosted a first-of-its-kind research training conference in Kenya.

June 22, 2017

Precision medicine: the promise vs. the reality

Anne Schott, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Division, and Associate Director of Clinical Research at the Cancer Center, discusses the potential and limitations of precision medicine.

June 20, 2017

Dr. Eve Kerr receives VA's HSR&D's highest award

Eve Kerr, MD, MPH, Louis Newburgh Research Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center for Clinical Management Research at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Michigan, receives the 2016 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research.

June 15, 2017

Building Partnerships: Q&A with Dr. Bishr Omary

Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, Michigan Medicine's new Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Executive Vice Dean for Research, discusses his new role and his vision for the future of the organization’s research enterprise.

June 13, 2017

Dr. Mark Fendrick tells congress to make Medicare Advantage more flexible

A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy Departments, and Director of the U-M Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, describing the need for new policies that would make Medicare Advantage plans more flexible.

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