“Health Minute” Brings U-M Research to the Public Every Week

John F. Randolph, Jr., M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Infertility, being taped for a Health Minute.

What do artificial hearts, teen vegetarians, back pain, alternative medicine, sinusitis and bone marrow transplants have in common? They’ve all been featured on the University of Michigan Health Minute, the new weekly public health tip being produced by the U-M Health System Public Relations Department to educate patients about the latest developments in medical science and encourage people to live healthier lives.

The Health Minute covers health topics that range from the high-tech to the everyday, putting a familiar face on research and clinical advances in the U-M Health System. Videotaped interviews with U-M experts and their patients are sent to more than 25 television stations and national networks. A print version of the Health Minute is also sent to newspapers in Michigan, northern Ohio and northern Indiana. The Health Minute is also made available to more than 125 radio stations in and around Michigan. The material is also posted on the University of Michigan Health system Web site at www.med.umich.edu.

For more information, contact Andrea McDonnell at andreakm@umich.edu