Physician super-user Heather Arnold (right) shows general surgery resident L. Marco Hoesel where to find doctors notes on a patient in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital's emergency department soon after the system was launched last fall. When St. Joseph Mercy Health System made an entire switch to a new electronic health ...
University of Michigan business student Nirav Shah and his roommates picked out their housing for the upcoming semester the way most students do. "I feel like this will be a little nicer, a little closer," said Shah, who recently moved into a brand new apartment building at 523 Packard St.
All St. Joseph Mercy Health System emergency departments will have specialty services for seniors by January in a bid to better treat Washtenaw County's growing population of older adults. Earlier this week, the health system announced that it will be increasing geriatric medicine training among doctors and nurses in its ...
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • A way of checking whether a person has fully healed from a concussion is to compare his or her cognitive health post-concussion to a base line test taken well before ...
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Nearly 20 percent of adolescents in the U.S. suffer from hearing loss at some level, according to a recent study. But personal music players aren't necessarily the reason. The San ...
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • New research suggests athletes and soldiers who have been diagnosed with the disease commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease may actually be suffering from another disease caused by concussions or other ...
A well-publicized University of Michigan policy of apologizing for medical errors effectively decreased liability costs to the health system and didn't lead to additional malpractice lawsuits, an analysis released today concluded. U-M instituted a policy in 2001 encouraging staff to report medical errors and offer an apology and compensation when ...
The city of Ann Arbor will be narrowing some roads to create bicycle lanes using federal stimulus funds, the city announced today.
Bisphenol A, the chemical commonly known as BPA, and found in everything from water bottles to food-can liners, may be linked to decreased sperm quality in men, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. Scientists and consumer advocates have questioned the safety of the highly controversial chemical, ...
Packard Health received a $25,000 grant to support its bid to create a health clinic on Washtenaw County's east side. The Ann Arbor-based health center received the grant from the Ann Arbor Community Foundation to support its efforts to become a federally-qualified health center.
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • It may help your body to work out regularly, but if you spend most of the rest of your time sitting down, you still have an increased risk of ...
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • New guidelines could allow more women who have previously given birth via a C-section to attempt to give birth vaginally, it was announced Wednesday. Reported in the Chicago Sun ...
Preliminary testing on the substance discovered in the Huron River near the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum earlier this week showed it was petroleum-based, officials said.
Those who need extra mobility help while fighting the crowds at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this week will be able to get complimentary wheelchairs and walkers to use.
It's a subject that seems to elicit collective "ewws" whenever it comes up: Bed bugs. And while it seems like those pesky little buggers are a nuisance of years past, they're cropping up more and more in cities around the U.S.
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