Larry Kramer, internationally renowned author, playwright and AIDS activist, will deliver the Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities. His talk, sponsored by the U-M Center for the History of Medicine, takes place Tuesday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. in the U-M Rackham Auditorium.
In the wake of the death of actor John Ritter from aortic dissection, top international experts on the rare, often misdiagnosed and usually fatal condition are available to speak to media.
A cancer therapy will now be available to Medicare patients under a new ruling. This marks the final leg in Bexxar's journey from the concept and laboratory stage to widespread clinical use against non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
An anti-angiogenesis drug shows promise in studies of three different disease families, including multiple forms of cancer. The drug, tetrathiomolybdate or TM, wages war against copper, choking off tumor growth, fibrosis and inflammation.
A tiny protein already linked to deadly prostate cancer is now being implicated in lethal breast cancer, and it may soon help doctors tell cancer patients just how dangerous their tumors are. The protein helps cancer cells invade nearby tissue and form colonies, but leaves "fingerprints".
As if the ordeal of waiting for, receiving and living with an organ transplant weren't enough, a new study finds that people who get a second chance at life from new hearts, lungs, livers or intestines are very likely to have their lives cut short by failing kidneys.
The high cost of the Prevnar vaccine is affecting how some doctors choose to provide it. While most of the 700 doctors surveyed recommend the vaccine, which protects against bacterial meningitis and other diseases, almost one in three has cost-related concerns about providing it.
In the United States, adolescent self injury, frequently known as cutting, has become alarmingly common. Physicians estimate that almost 3 million people, most of them adolescents, exhibit this dangerous behavior.
America's children and teenagers are too fat, they don't get enough exercise, and they're doomed to a lifetime of health problems if they don't lose weight
Even with lifesaving medical care available, men still worry about how the possible side-effects of their prostate cancer treatment will affect their overall quality of life and the intimate relationship they have with their partner.
New innovations in contraception, from hormone-based medications to internal devices, are giving women more birth control alternatives that fit better in today's lifestyles "” providing women with nearly effortless methods and safer choices.
The world of medicine is changing faster today than ever and a large part of that change is due to the increasing numbers of clinical trials. These trials test everything from drugs to medical devices, to innovative treatment protocols, all on volunteer patients.
The media's coverage of depression has changed dramatically in the age of Prozac. Articles are now far more likely to depict women's mental issues in relation to gender-stereotyped roles rather than in medical terms. But descriptions of depression in men have not shifted in the same way.
The University of Michigan Medical School has announced that pediatric oncologist Valerie Castle, M.D., will be appointed chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, pending approval by the U-M Board of Regents. As chair, she also will be named as the first David Murray Cowie Professor of Pediatrics.
Scientists have discovered a gene that turns a chronic inherited neurological disorder "“ which produces tremor and muscle weakness in laboratory mice "“ into a lethal disease that paralyzes and kills them within a few weeks of birth. The gene is one of a small group of recently discovered modifier genes that interact with other genes to alter the physical effects of inherited diseases.
Scientists have identified defective stem cells as the key to a serious, sometimes life-threatening, intestinal disorder called Hirschsprung's disease, which affects one in 5,000 newborn infants.
Pseudoseizures resemble epileptic seizures. When seizures are prolonged or unusual in character, that should raise concern about whether patients have pseudoseizures, rather than epileptic seizures.
Age-related cataracts affect about three-quarters of all Americans by the age of 75. About half of the men and women suffering from cataracts will have significant enough changes in their vision to warrant treatment to restore their vision.
Brought on by a combination of students' vulnerable age and the stress and demands of college life, depression and related conditions can strike for the first time in college, or come back to haunt those who had first battled it in high school.
A gene mutation discovered in a family whose members have an eye disease that looks like age-related macular degeneration, but is inherited by an exceptionally high number of relatives, may help researchers learn more about the molecular basis of AMD.
Food allergies, especially peanut allergies, are on the rise among school-age children and although the common reactions are sometimes just a cough or a sneeze, these allergic reactions lead to more than 30,000 emergency room visits a year in this country.
Scientists have identified a new gene that, when mutated, causes one type of nephronophthisis "“ a rare disease that leads to kidney failure in infants and children. Scientists also found intriguing links between NPHP2 and a life-threatening genetic disorder called polycystic kidney disease in adults.
More than 2 million Americans with rheumatoid arthritis are caught in the middle of a debate among physicians over which treatment "“ medications or hand surgery "“ will help their ravaged fingers and wrists most.
Most women who have undergone hysterectomy for non-cancerous diseases can forgo annual Pap smear exams, according to new research. The study found that even in the best conditions, women add only three weeks to their lives by having regular screenings. It's the first study to look at the value of Pap smear screenings for women who have had a hysterectomy.
The U-M Regents approved on Thursday a $38 million building project that will lead to construction of the nation's first Comprehensive Depression Center. The new facility will also incorporate Ambulatory Psychiatry and Substance Abuse programs as well.
When Katie Couric had a colonoscopy on national TV, she did more than raise public awareness of the colon-cancer screening test "” she also raised the rate at which Americans signed up to get their own colons checked. A new study shows that colonoscopy rates nationwide jumped more than 20 percent after Couric's on-air test.
A new technique to find the viable sperm in the semen of men with low sperm motility could lead to a new approach for infertility treatment, according to University of Michigan Health System researchers.
The first tantalizing clues that chemical imbalances in the brain may be partly to blame for sleep disorders that plague millions of Americans are being reported in two new studies.
Researchers at the University of Michigan's Division of Kinesiology are developing a unique mobility study that is helping children with Down syndrome walk with more stability at an earlier age.
Acoustic neuromas on both sides of her head destroyed Christine's auditory nerves leaving her completely deaf. An auditory brain implant or ABI allowed her to hear once again, through her brain, not her ears.
Physicians estimate that up to three-quarters of all women experience urinary incontinence during their lifetime. Experts at the University of Michigan Health System are offering a new solution to urinary incontinence -- tension-free vaginal tape.
Service members are starting to return home, the strain they faced under fire may start to catch up with them. From aches and pains to rashes and memory gaps, the lingering effects of the intense stress of war may be taking a toll on their bodies and brains.
The FDA announced their approval of the cancer treatment Bexxar (tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab).
A study by University of Michigan Health System researchers found the gene macrophage scavenger receptor 1 plays a role in prostate cancer in African-Americans.
Medical residency programs are in a state of flux, and even health care professionals wonder how this essential part of a physician¡œs professional development will shape up in the new century. On Sept. 25, a panel of physicians and scholars will discuss the history and future of medical residency programs.
Cancer doctors know that it's not usually prostate cancer itself that kills -- it's the spread of the cancer from the prostate to the rest of the body. Now, a new study reveals a crucial key to exactly what makes some men"šs cancers metastasize, while others stay put.
At a time when health care costs are rising, a new study led by a University of Michigan Health System doctor finds that many physicians think their efforts at saving money don't directly impact patients.
In an era when hospital rankings steer the nation's health care decisions, a new study finds that major medical centers may be getting penalized for doing what they do best: taking care of the patients that no other hospital can or will treat.
The threat of West Nile Virus is with us. This virus is commonly transmitted back and forth between infected birds and mosquitoes. However, humans can become the unintended hosts of the disease when they are bitten by an infected mosquito.
Thousands of children are injured each year at camp and a few die. Sports camps and adventure camps are physically demanding, often in brutal summer heat. And campers than ever have health conditions like asthma, allergies and diabetes, raising special issues at camp.
A lawn mower is much more than just a simple power tool -- just ask the 75,000 adults and children who are injured in lawn mower accidents each year. But with caution and safety, many of the serious injuries caused by mowers can be prevented.
Aphasia is a language disorder resulting from traumatic brain injury. Strokes, brain tumors, severe head trauma and infection are culprits. The injury disrupts the brain's ability to translate thoughts into words and understand spoken or written words.
As the weather warms up, so do the chances of acquiring a spinal cord injury. About 400,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries, with about 100,000 new cases each year. The most common causes are car accidents, violence and sports injuries.
As health care costs continue to soar, a program for providing care, developed at the University of Michigan Health System, may become the model of the future for patients with chronic conditions as well as for businesses who foot the bill for medical insurance.
Being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is like receiving a death sentence, but a newly published and highly accurate list of genes specific to the #4 cancer killer may give scientists what they need to overturn that sentence.
University of Michigan scientists have used gene therapy to grow new auditory hair cells in adult guinea pigs -- a discovery that could lead to new treatments for human deafness and age-related hearing loss.
For years, specialists have urged school children against carrying heavy backpacks. But new research from a University of Michigan Health System physiatrist indicates backpacks don't cause the stress and strain on young backs that they've been linked to.
One in five pregnant women may have symptoms of depression, but few are getting help for it, a new study finds. Those with a history of depression any time before their pregnancy are twice as likely to show signs of depression while pregnant, the results show.
Today, the University of Michigan Regents approved the schematic design for the $199 million Cardiovascular Center building project.
David Van Mater knew something strange was going on when he noticed stubble on the shaved skin of experimental mice in his laboratory. Van Mater had discovered that beta-catenin triggers changes in hair follicles that lead to the growth of new hair.
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