One in 20 young adults use prescription opioids long after surgery. Read more about prescription opioid use and treatment for adolescent surgery patients.

Learn about the latest advancements in artificial placenta research at U-M, including how an artificial womb saved premature baby lambs from lung failure.

Microscopic nanoparticles could be the key to blocking bacterial proteins that cause infections to spread — technology with particular benefit to high-risk hospital patients.

Donated tumor tissue from a 5-year-old brain cancer patient uncovers the key and early role of a less-understood genetic mutation in the cancer’s fatal course.

Learn the difference between urgent care and ER and find out where to go when you need treatment for colds, fevers, broken bones, burns, infections and more.

Surgeon attitudes were the biggest driver of likelihood that patients receive contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, a new study finds.

A new understanding of the interaction among multidrug-resistant bacteria, and how antibiotics affect them, could lead to better infection prevention.

One young man’s complications from a bicuspid aortic valve were life-threatening, but perseverance and expert care helped him make it through.

Get the latest information on sepsis research using a large animal model, including how this research aims to uncover new diagnostic and treatment strategies.

A daring liver procedure saved a child’s life after a near-fatal motorbike accident. He’s the only patient in the world known to have survived this type of surgery.

Learn how natural disasters affect hospital systems, including why hospitalization rates increase and the impact of stress on patients and healthcare workers.

A potential solution to help get immobile bodies moving? A vibrating device to activate muscles — fulfilling a key part of a patient’s recovery while in intensive care.

Regular dental care can help prevent oral health issues such as tooth decay and infections. Take advantage of free and low cost options for proper dental care

A new poll finds widespread oral health issues among people in their 50s and early 60s, especially among those who lack dental insurance.

Researchers have developed a fluidic device to track over time which cancer cells lead the disease’s invasive march.