News Releases from Michigan Medicine
Updates on research, medical advancements, health tips, and community initiatives, keeping you informed about innovations that impact lives across Michigan and beyond!
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Rogel Cancer Center names Kaffenberger to deputy director role
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has named Samuel Kaffenberger, MD, as deputy director for cancer clinical services.
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U-M Board of Regents names C. Cybele Raver as choice for 17th president
U-M Board of Regents names C. Cybele Raver as choice to become University of Michigan president
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Understanding Your Pathology Report
Get advice for what to do – and what not to do – when preparing for a surgery or biopsy, and when pathology results land in your patient portal.
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The Sixth Vital Sign: Your Wellbeing
Learn why comprehensive cancer centers screen for emotional distress and how support helps patients cope with uncertainty, symptoms and cancer treatment.
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Pathway to Peace
Rogel Cancer Center support services offers a finger labyrinth—a small version of a walking labyrinth designed to be traced with your finger–can calm the nervous system and bring your mind to the present moment.
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University of Michigan Health Liver Transplant Program Earns Top Five National Ranking for Transplant Access
The U-M Health Liver Transplant Program is dedicated to decreasing waitlist time to improve patient outcomes
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UM Health-Sparrow breaks ground on Janice M. Granger Behavioral Health Building
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new behavioral healthcare facility on the UM Health-Sparrow campus in Lansing marked a new beginning for psychiatric care for all ages in mid-Michigan.
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No One is You and That is Your Power
After a low-grade glioma diagnosis and surgery at 35, Claire Sloma reflects on community, letting go of control and redefining success in life and work.
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University of Michigan Health named Michigan’s top hospital, earns spot on U.S. News honor roll
University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor ranks among the nation’s best — and is the top hospital in Michigan — according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings for 2026-2027.
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Living In the Unknown
Rogel Cancer Center's Patient and Family Services offer therapists to help patients and families navigate cancer’s emotional impact, restore well-being and find renewed meaning.
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The Mindset of an Athlete
Steve Burns, a former soccer coach, shares how he faced a 2024 relapse of large B-cell lymphoma in his brain, adapting to CNS lymphoma treatment one round at a time.
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Angeles receives $4.6M grant to study the role of memory T cells in melanoma
Christina V. Angeles, MD receives a grant from the National Cancer Institute $4.6 million to understand
the role tissue-resident memory T cells play in the spread of melanoma and its response to
immunotherapy.
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Heart failure program aims for better patient outcomes across Michigan
Cardiovascular care leaders in Michigan will launch the BMC2 Heart Failure Quality Improvement Program that is focused on improving the quality of care for patients with heart failure across the state.
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University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council ratifies contract with University of Michigan Health
Nurses represented by the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (UMPNC) ratified a tentative, three-year agreement with the University of Michigan Health.
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David Miller to lead Vanderbilt Health after distinguished service at Michigan Medicine
Physician executive and longtime Michigan Medicine leader will become President and CEO of Vanderbilt Health and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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U-M boasts 15 top 10 residency programs in latest Doximity Residency Navigator rankings
U-M boasts 15 top 10 residency programs in latest Doximity Residency Navigator rankings
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University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council reaches tentative agreement with University of Michigan Health
Nurses represented by the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (MNA-UMPNC) have reached a tentative, three-year agreement with the University of Michigan Health.
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Rogel research team receives $3. 2 M grant to cascade genetic testing to relatives
A team of researchers based at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and Stanford University received $3.2 million from the National Cancer Institute for a clinical trial to help patients with a hereditary-based cancer diagnosis extend genetic testing to at-risk relatives.
