Additional Awards and Honors

• Sarah Krein was appointed to the VA Office of Research and Development's Field Research Advisory Committee (FRAC) for 2018-2021.

• Kara Zivin received the Eisenberg Michigan Mental Health Integration Partnership (MIP) Scholars Award. She will receive $50,000 in funding for her upcoming study, Identifying Unmet Treatment Needs for Perinatal Depression in Michigan Medicaid.

Additional News Items

• Jonathan Brett, Donovan Maust, Zach Bouck, Rosalinda Ignacio, Graham Mecredy, Eve Kerr, Sacha Bhatia, Adam Elshaug, Sallie Pearson. February 12, 2018. Progress, but Far from Perfection, on Avoiding Risky Sedatives in Older Adults. Later cited in M Health Lab, and 12 other outlets.

• Hallie Prescott January 2, 2018. U-M and UPMC Experts Call for Improvement in Post-Sepsis Outcomes as Half of Sepsis Survivors Never Fully Recover. Later cited in 4 other outlets.

• Amy Bohnert, Pooja Lagisetty. January 15, 2018. What These 10 Studies Taught Us About Opioid Addiction in 2017. Originally cited in M Health Lab.

• Deborah Levine January 26, 2018. Better Insurance Access Hasn't Eliminated Cost Barriers to Post-Stroke Meds. Originally cited in American Heart Association Newsroom.

• Sarah Hawley, Yun Li, Lawrence An, Kenneth Resnicow, Nancy Janz, Michael Sabel, Kevin C. Ward, Angela Fagerlin, Monica Morrow, Reshma Jagsi, Timothy Hofer, Steven Katz. January 30, 2018. Interactive Tool Improves Patient Knowledge of Breast Cancer Treatment Options. Originally cited in M Health Lab. Later cited in 30 other outlets.

• Pooja Lagisetty. January 30, 2018. 1 in 7 Lung Surgery Patients at Risk for Opioid Dependence. Originally cited in Newswise.

• Akbar Waljee. February 1, 2018. Researchers Develop Tool to Predict Flares in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Later cited in Foreign Affairs New Zealand.

• Helen Kales. February 13, 2018. KHN Conversation on Living Well with Dementia.

• Marcia Valenstein. February 17, 2018. Mental Health Fixes Won't Stop Mass Shootings, Experts Warn.

• David Paje, Anna Conlon, Scott Kaatz, Lakshmi Swaminathan, Tanya Boldenow, Steven Bernstein, Scott Flanders, Vineet Chopra. February 26, 2018. Short-Term Use of IV Devices Is Common - and Risky - Study Shows. Later cited in M Health Lab, and 11 other outlets.

• Jeffrey Kullgren. February 28, 2018. More Isn't Always Better When It Comes to Health Care, Older Americans Say - But Many See Mismatch in Need and Use. Originally cited in M Health Lab.

• Steven Katz, Kevin Ward, Ann Hamilton, M. Chandler Mcleod, Lauren Wallner, Monica Morrow, Reshma Jagsi, Sarah Hawley, Allison Kurian. March 12, 2018. Some Breast Cancer Patients Missing Out on Genetic Counseling. Originally cited in M Health Lab. Later cited in US News, and 17 other outlets.