Physicians and policymakers should consider those family and friends who aren’t quite caregivers — but are definitely health supporters — in chronic disease care, a new study finds.

A clinical trial found amlexanox to be potentially helpful in treating type 2 diabetes. But more work is needed before patient application.

A new discovery helps explain how multiple DNA differences can lead to development of the same disease: type 2 diabetes.

As a new health insurance year begins and a health policy debate swirls, research examines what people with chronic illnesses spend on health care.

Virtual collaboration between primary care physicians and ophthalmologists may one day help prevent the top cause of new blindness in the U.S.

Consumers use smartphones for just about everything. A U-M ophthalmologist wants to bring them into the doctor’s office, too, as easily accessible retinal cameras.