The Breakey Boys: A dynasty of doctors
Over 166 years, five successive generations of Michigan-minted doctors have left their collective mark on medicine — and the Breakey family. The birth of the Breakey dynasty of doctors coincides closely with the birth of the University of Michigan Medical School, which opened 175 years ago. That’s James Fleming Breakey, MD 1894, on the far right.
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Dementia’s devastating financial and family impact
People diagnosed with dementia saw their out-of-pocket spending for health care more than double, and their net worth decline by more than 60 percent, within the first eight years of being diagnosed, according to U-M researchers. Peers without dementia didn’t see much change in either financial measure in that time.
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How bedside musicians helped one family cope with tragedy
The Gifts of Art Bedside Music and Art Program at Michigan Medicine is staffed by musicians specially trained in providing acoustic music for patients at the bedside. Artists will go “where patients, families, and staff members need us,” says coordinator Sam Vandiver.
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Neuroscientist Huda Akil wins National Medal of Science
The U-M neuroscientist is the eighth faculty member to receive the nation’s highest scientific honor. Her work contributes to the understanding of depression, anxiety, and addiction by delving into the genes, proteins, and cells that help govern human emotions and moods, and responses to pleasure and pain.
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Panel explores hip-hop, CRT connections at DEI Summit assembly
The power of the narrative can be harnessed to “change perspectives, promote social progress, and particularly amplify the voices of marginalized individuals and communities,” SMTD professor Antonio Cuyler told attendees of the October ’23 DEI summit. Narrative storytelling is where CRT converges with hip-hop, he said.
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U-M will break ground on Detroit-based Center for Innovation by year’s end
In October 2023, the University’s Board of Regents approved agreements related to land donation and purchases, and a $100M gift from top donor Stephen M. Ross to build the U-M Center for Innovation at Grand River Ave and West Columbia Street in Detroit.
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Hiss-toric first: U-M museum’s 70,000 snake specimens form world’s largest research collection
The U-M Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of scientifically priceless reptile and amphibian specimens, including roughly 30,000 snakes preserved in alcohol-filled glass jars.
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‘An example worthy of imitation’
When they passed through the grand columns at the entrance of their just-completed building in October of 1850, the 95 students and five faculty of the University of Michigan Medical School couldn’t possibly imagine what they were starting. They also couldn’t predict the discoveries and innovations that those who followed them would make in U-M medical laboratories, classrooms, and hospitals over the next 175 years. Enjoy this historical overview and watch this video celebrating Michigan Medicine’s incredible legacy. And if you’re feeling sentimental, please share your memories of Michigan Medicine.