The ethics of access: U-M doctors compare two federal health care reform efforts
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two major health reform laws, enacted 25 years apart, both try to meet an ethical standard to provide broad access to basic health care. Neither quite gets there -- but it’s not too...
View ArticlePradaxa Lawsuit Moves through legal process as the discovery period continues
As the Pradaxa Lawsuit moves through the litigation process more is being discovered about what the manufacturer of Pradaxa knew and when they knew it. Pradaxa Lawsuits allege that the maker of Pradaxa...
View ArticleBest Doctors in America list features hundreds of UMHS physicians
As further proof of the University of Michigan Health System’s reputation for outstanding patient care, more than 500 of U-M’s physicians were named to the 2013 Best Doctors in America® list. The new...
View ArticleBlue or Green? U-M, MSU compete to make wishes come true
The rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State will heat up off the hardwood next week, as students compete to raise the most money for Michigan children battling life-threatening medical conditions...
View ArticleSeeking equality in all aspects of health care, UMHS names first Assoc. VP...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — More than a decade into the 21st century, Americans still face tremendous variations in health and health care, depending on what they look like, where they come from, what they earn...
View ArticleMedical societies identify tests and treatments physicians prescribe too often
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Leading medical societies have identified specific tests, procedures or medication therapies they say are commonly ordered, but which are potentially unnecessary – and sometimes...
View ArticleLeaders and best: U-M Health System ranked among 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new independent analysis of the quality, safety and efficiency of care provided by more than 3,000 hospitals across the country rates the University of Michigan Health System in...
View ArticlePatients’ access to bariatric surgery may be limited by Medicare rule, study...
Medicare’s attempt to send patients to the safest hospitals for bariatric surgery may be limiting access to the common weight loss procedures. A new University of Michigan Health System study shows a...
View ArticleU-M Health System and Chelsea Community Hospital expand arrangement to better...
UMHS and Chelsea Community Hospital work together to offer patients more convenient care. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In an effort to better use local health care resources in Washtenaw County and offer more...
View ArticleBirth Control Device Lawsuits filed due to complications
Most female birth control methods involve the use of daily or monthly treatments that use synthetic hormones to prevent pregnancy. This relatively strict schedule was considered inconvenient by some...
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