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Most babies with sickle cell disease face double disadvantage
Babies born with sickle cell disease face social inequality as well as a lifelong chronic disease that is often undertreated with proven drugs.
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Treating prostate cancer without major side effects
Recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Pluvicto is a radionuclide-labelled drug administered to patients showing promising results.
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What is placenta accreta? An expert explains
Jourdan Triebwasser, M.D., medical director of the University of Michigan Health Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital Birth Center and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with a particular interest in this condition, shares more about detecting and treating the condition, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in maternal-fetal outcomes.
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A heart transplant for her birthday
At Michigan Medicine, a mother of eight kids underwent a heart transplant surgery through a process called donation after circulatory death, or DCD, which saved her life.
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Preterm birth predicted using new approach for harmonizing diverse microbiome data
A team developed a new approach for combining microbiome data together while overcoming the noise introduced by the different techniques used in each study into a tool they dubbed MaLiAmPi (Maximum Likelihood Amplicon Pipeline).
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Gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease
How two newly approved gene therapies, including novel technology CRISPR, may help kids and adults with inherited blood disorders
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1-year-old celebrates first holiday at home after 340-day hospital stay
Kyle and Kaylee Berner are enjoying making memories with their baby, Bennett, outside hospital walls. Courtesy of the Berners
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Michigan Medicine doctor gains new perspective as a stroke patient
Experience gave him a new appreciation for interprofessional patient care
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Clinicians could be fooled by biased AI, despite explanations
U-M study shows accurate AI models improved diagnostic decisions, but biased models led to serious declines
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Nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress
Post-traumatic stress worse among Mexican American caregivers compared to white caregivers.
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Parents’ top resolutions: More patience, less time on phones
6 ways families can make resolutions stick
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Immune metabolite reduces atherosclerosis in mice
Itaconate shows promise in reducing inflammation for several conditions
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How using new organ storage technology can improve liver transplantations
The process, also known as liver perfusion, works differently than traditional ischemic cold storage methods for donor livers by involving technology that recreates the optimal physiological conditions for the organ.
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Genetic “protection” against depression no match for pandemic stress
By studying first-year college students’ experiences and backgrounds, scientists may have discovered a way to go beyond genetics to predict which students might be more or less vulnerable to stress-related depression.
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Persistent pain in your funny bone? It could be ulnar neuropathy
A Michigan Medicine expert breaks down what ulnar neuropathy is and how electrodiagnostic studies can assess severity and guide management, which can sometimes include conservative treatment and education on how to protect the nerve.