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“Turn-i-Kits” developed at the Weil Institute enhance emergency care in Ukraine

Specialized tourniquets designed for untrained first responders are helping civilian emergency care providers in Ukraine stop life-threatening bleeding.

U-M Weil Institute, College of Engineering & Michigan Medicine Awarded $5.7M Grant for Wearable Sensor that Detects Diseases through Body Odor

A research team led by Weil Institute Associate Director Xudong (Sherman) Fan, PhD has received a $5.7 million grant from the NIH SCENT program to develop a portable sensor that uses body odor to detect over 20 acute and chronic, inflammatory, metabolic, respiratory, cardiovascular and skin diseases in both adults and children.

FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization for portable negative pressure tent developed at Michigan Medicine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Aerosolve negative pressure procedure tent built in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U-M deep learning algorithm can detect Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with expert-level accuracy

Developed by researchers at the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, the algorithm analyzes chest x-rays to detect this common, but under-recognized, critical illness syndrome.

MCIRCC Kicked Off Brain Injury Awareness Month with a TBI Grand Challenge

Each year, the Massey TBI Grand Challenge tasks translational researchers to pitch their best solutions addressing the golden hours of TBI care. MCIRCC marked the official start of the 2021 Grand Challenge with a kick-off event on March 9.

Kate MurphyMarch 24, 2021Neurologic Emergencies, Limited-Resource Solution

Research Team Awarded $2M NIH Grant for Breath Analyzer that Detects and Monitors COVID-19, COVID-19 Induced Lung Injury

Research team led by MCIRCC Associate Director and UM Professor of Biomedical Engineering Xudong (Sherman) Fan, PhD, received a $2 million two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to clinically test a portable breath analysis device that detects and monitors biomarkers indicative of COVID-19 as well as lung injury

Partnership with Veterans Brings New Medical Devices to Prehospital Settings

Critical care researchers and veterans are bringing devices used to stop hemorrhage bleeds on the battlefield to civilian life.

Kate MurphyNovember 11, 2020Trauma and Combat Casualty Care, Limited-Resource Solution

M-RISE on the Rise: One Year of Improving Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The summer of 2019 saw the formation of a new research program, M-RISE, focused on discovering, translating, and implementing innovative therapies focused on preventing brain injury caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. In recognition of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, MCIRCC followed up with M-RISE to learn more about the transformative work their teams have been accomplishing throughout the program’s first year.

Kate MurphyOctober 5, 2020Cardiac Emergencies, Limited-Resource Solution