MSU Health Sciences News

To close the gap between women’s health research and other scientific disciplines, Ward and Mari Margaret Walstrom of Harbor Springs have made a $1 million gift to bolster education and research in the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

A newly published study found that one in five U.S. adults who die by suicide spent at least one night in jail in the year prior to their death.

Michigan State University researchers share perspectives on the proposed reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III by the DEA. The change could enable more research into medical uses of cannabis compounds like CBD and THC, benefiting patients with conditions like cancer and chronic pain.

Osteopathic medicine takes a unique, holistic approach to healthcare focused on treating the whole person, not just symptoms. Associate Professor Jake Rowan from the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine explains what sets osteopathic physicians (DOs) apart.

Dean Aron Sousa conferred the degrees of the 181 graduates on May 4, of which, half of the new Spartan MDs will stay in Michigan.

Michigan State University has been providing health care education for 75 years. We’re proud of our history, our alumni and the ways we’re helping address the current need for health care workers.