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Study: Average teen received more than 200 app notifications a day

A Michigan Medicine expert explains more of a report’s key findings on cell phone use and how parents can support a healthy use of technology.
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Tailored text messages not enough to improve mobility after heart issues

A Michigan Medicine report shows that adding a mobile health application to such devices yields mixed results. Tailored text messages to encourage high-risk people to move more may improve some short-term outcomes but doesn’t always improve physical activity levels for everyone.
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Combating Crohn’s with comics

A teenage patient’s unique way of detailing his experience with Crohn’s disease.
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Many primary care providers and patients wary of discussing firearms

Screening primary care patients for gun ownership has been recommended especially for people with mental health issues. A Michigan Medicinestudy shows wariness by providers and patients.
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Gene links exercise endurance, cold tolerance and cellular maintenance in flies

A study in PNAS identifies a protein that, when missing, makes exercising in the cold that much harder—that is, at least in fruit flies.
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The surprising origin of a deadly hospital infection

Surprising findings from a Michigan Medicine study in Nature Medicine suggest that the burden of C. diff infection may be less a matter of hospital transmission and more a result of characteristics associated with the patients themselves.
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Immunotherapy saves woman with stage 4 colon cancer

A Michigan Medicine expert describes immunotherapy as “the future of cancer treatment” for those who qualify.
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High rate of mental health problems and political extremism found in those who bought firearms during COVID pandemic

Firearm purchases rose during the pandemic and a survey shows high rates of mental health issues and political extremism among those who bought guns during 2020 and 2021.
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Language barriers in cancer care

Research from experts at Michigan Medicine shows that significant language-based disparities exist in patients’ access to cancer care services, and it’s well before their first appointment with a doctor. 
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Genetic mutation linked to adrenal tumor and hypertension

Research from the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at Michigan Medicine identifies a previously unknown genetic mutation that causes the disease called primary aldosteronism in certain populations.
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7 things to know about dental care during your pregnancy

A Michigan Medicine OB-GYN explains seven things you should know about dental care during pregnancy.
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Nearly one-fifth of older adults travel 50-plus miles to see a neurologist

A Michigan Medicine study finds older Americans with complex neurologic conditions travel may travel great distances for care, many of whom live in rural areas or regions with a limited number of specialists.
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10 tips for cancer patients heading into their first infusion treatment

Cancer survivors who received treatment at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center and infusion nurses demystify the experience by providing 10 helpful things to know ahead of time.
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Older adults with digestive diseases experience higher rates of loneliness, depression

Michigan Medicine gastroenterologists and hepatologists find older adults with digestive diseases experience higher rates of loneliness, depression and lower perceived health
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Whole-body MRIs aren't as beneficial as they seem

While it's tempting to know what's going on inside your entire body, a clinical perspective piece, written by a radiologist at the University of Michigan, discusses some of the harms of imaging low risk patients, such as overdiagnosis, overtreatment and their related complications