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Renuka (Renu) Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at Michigan Medicine, received a 2019 Impact Accelerator (IA) Award for her role in the evaluation of Medicaid policy changes in Michigan, and her timely and insightful translation of those findings to inform policy...
Each year at least 100,000 people die in U.S. hospitals following elective surgery. Major complications that can develop following surgery — such as blood clots, infections, and heart attacks — are a significant cause of these deaths, as well as disability and other serious health conditions. In...
The U.S. is experiencing a significant increase in births affected by substance use disorders (SUDs), particularly opioid or methamphetamine (or meth) use disorder. Untreated SUDs during pregnancy pose increased risks for life-threatening health problems, even death, for mothers and their infants...
This brief examines approaches that states are taking to restrict access to short-term health plans, which offer limited benefits and do not cover maternity care. April 2019
What is Tobacco 21 (T21) and why does it matter? Tobacco use remains a major public health concern in Michigan, causing over 16,000 deaths each year. Compared to the national average, 20% more Michigan 12th graders have smoked a cigarette, smoked a cigar, used smokeless tobacco or vaped an e...