News & Briefs
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Research News
Five-year trend study shows rebound in inappropriate use after an early-pandemic dip, and a need to tackle overuse in all patients during viral illness outbreaks
Test looks at 18 genes, was specifically developed to pick out those cancers that need immediate treatment over the slow growing type
A U-M team found that in people with multiple sclerosis in the U.S., more than half experienced at least one fall in a six-month period and approximately one-third of those falls resulted in an injury.
Policy Briefs
A U-M team, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, used multiple data sources to identify adults with sickle cell disease who are eligible to receive coverage for care due to a recent expansion of a state health services program.
Research finds that medications for opioid use disorder were rarely prescribed following emergency department visits for opioid overdose among patients with Medicaid. In this IHPI brief, a U-M team outlines considerations for policymakers and health systems to improve treatment initiation rates.
This policy brief highlights interim evaluation results for the Healthy Michigan Plan, Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program.
Announcements / Awards
Researchers receive IHPI's Policy Impact Award for work improving concussion policy, advancing telehealth research and practice
IHPI has become one of the first academic institutions to sign on with Truveta, a company that compiles data based on electronic health records from millions of patients across the nation.
$13 million grant aims to understand how exposures to toxic metals and industrial pollution impact the health and cancer risk of residents across Michigan
Explainers
New toolkit developed by a U-M team provides guidance, understanding of Michigan’s two-month-old red flag law
Expert shares insight on how to support this new generation of caregivers
Steven Broglio, director of the Michigan Concussion Center, discusses the significant changes in the last few years in how concussions are identified and treated.
Opinion / Commentary
Maria Silveira discusses the hospice care landscape for people with dementia.
A commentary by Canadian and U.S. scoliosis researchers on the current state of scoliolis detection, care and coverage
U-M researchers discuss trends in firearm-involved fatalities and policy considerations to decrease firearm deaths