News Releases from Michigan Medicine

Michigan Medicine is informing patients about potential impacts that could result in changes for those insured by certain Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan commercial health plans if an agreement is not reached by June 30, 2026.

A local family has pledged the largest gift in University of Michigan Health-Sparrow history for the new behavioral health hospital planned for Lansing.

Michigan Medicine’s clinical enterprise reported projected positive fiscal year-end results.

U-M Rogel Cancer Center researchers participated in oral presentations, poster sessions and panel discussions at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual (ASCO) Meeting.

Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implantation of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or BCI, as part of a national clinical trial for patients with difficulty speaking.

Mats Ljungman, Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology and environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan, received a $528,728 award from the Little Warrior Foundation to further research using a gene editing system to target a gene fusion involved in Ewing sarcoma.

Megan R. Haymart, M.D., and Maria Papaleontioui, M.D., both received awards from the the American Thyroid Association.

The health system’s dedication toward sustainable best practices receives highest recognition from Practice Greenhealth

Patients from the Craniofacial Anomalies Program at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital received the red-carpet treatment during the annual Glamour Day event.

Twelve-year-old with sickle cell anemia to share his story with lawmakers to help them understand how federal health policies affect children like him as part of the Children’s Hospital Association’s Family Advocacy Day.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine reach new, long-term contract.

Michigan Medicine’s newest adult inpatient hospital is now the largest LEED version 4 platinum-certified healthcare building in the world.

University of Michigan Health hospitals in Ann Arbor and at University of Michigan Health-West earned an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2026.

Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 551 individuals about a privacy incident that may have involved their health information.

According to an article in NEJM Catalyst, the 2023 consolidation that created UM-Health Sparrow produced positive outcomes many similar system integrations promise but fail to deliver.

Modern cystic fibrosis care at U-M Health includes medication based on genetic discoveries as well as many other options

Thomas Carballo, iHeartMedia radio host of “Mojo in the Morning,” and his wife, Chelsea, will be the keynote speakers for Michigan Medicine’s fifth annual Women’s Health Luncheon: Creating a Brighter Future Together.