More articles about: History
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A gene discovery that changed cystic fibrosis care, and genetic research, forever
Modern cystic fibrosis care at U-M Health includes medication based on genetic discoveries as well as many other options
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Milestones in the history of women in medicine and biomedical science at U-M
While their path was not smooth, faces and names from the past and present show the power of persistence
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A long time coming: The saga of today’s University Hospital
The "Old Main" University Hospital that opened in 1925 was finally replaced in 1986 with the opening of a new adult hospital and outpatient center
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Pioneers and pathbreakers: Black History milestones at Michigan Medicine
As part of the celebration and examination of U-M medical history, an overview of some of the key Black Americans who learned, taught, worked and led at the Medical School and beyond.
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175 years of U-M medical history come alive in museum exhibit
A free museum exhibit explores the medical history of the University of Michigan from 1850 to today.
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From the Diag to the world: 175 years of U-M medical history
An interactive map and article that trace the history of Michigan Medicine
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Medical School recognized for preserving history
The U-M Medical School's celebration of its 175th anniversary and preservation of a historic structure has been recognized by the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission
Medicine at Michigan
From Puerto Rico to the U-M Medical School
José Celso Barbosa is known as the father of Puerto Rican statehood. Long before his political career began, though, he graduated at the top of his med school class at Michigan - after being rejected by another medical school for his race.
Medicine at Michigan
Such horrible business
Men constructing a church in Cambridge Junction, Michigan found an unholy mess — smears of blood, tufts of hair, signs of heavy objects being dragged across the floor. In the graveyard in back, they found heaps of fresh earth next to empty graves. This is the story of the struggle to get bodies in the early days of anatomy classes.
Medicine at Michigan
Realizing a (delayed) promise: Telemedicine at Michigan
A 1999 story in Medicine at Michigan was hopeful about the expansion of telemedicine — a promise that would not be realized until 2020.
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History saved lives in this pandemic. Will society listen next time?
The success of efforts to “flatten the curve” in the COVID-19 pandemic relied on University of Michigan research on the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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No Resignation
The history of a renowned neuroanatomist and her many attempts to resign
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Magical Stones Were a Big Deal in Ancient Medicine
A historian unpacks the collection at U-M.
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It’s Not the First Time Hospital Construction Has Stopped Because of a Pandemic
The 1918 flu and WWI wreaked havoc on U-M construction plans.
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“Among the finest hospitals in the country”: The University Hospital of 1925
The University Hospital that served as U-M's main inpatient facility from 1925 to 1986 was an architectural marvel and drew patients from far and wide.
