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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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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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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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.
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Granger family continues support of local health care with major donation for new behavioral health hospital
A local family has pledged the largest gift in University of Michigan Health-Sparrow history for the new behavioral health hospital planned for Lansing.
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Michigan Medicine reports positive financial performance for fiscal year 2026
Michigan Medicine’s clinical enterprise reported projected positive fiscal year-end results.
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ASCO 2026 Rogel Recap
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.
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University of Michigan implants first-in-human Paradromics wireless brain-computer interface, designed to restore communication
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.
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Ljungman receives $500K from the Little Warrior Foundation for Ewing sarcoma gene-editing therapy
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.
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2 Rogel members recognized by American Thyroid Association
Megan R. Haymart, M.D., and Maria Papaleontioui, M.D., both received awards from the the American Thyroid Association.
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University of Michigan Health recognized as a ‘top hospital’ for excellence in environmental sustainability
The health system’s dedication toward sustainable best practices receives highest recognition from Practice Greenhealth
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Children with craniofacial differences receive Parisian-themed Glamour Day experience
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.
