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The history of physician burnout

A second-year medical student traces the origins of physician exhaustion and proposes several innovative solutions to the pervasive problem.
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Is it time to change your drinking habits?

A psychiatrist discusses the barriers to seeking help for alcohol use disorder and how to overcome them. 
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Mother-daughter duo demonstrates the power of a nurse’s care

During the lengthy hospital stays that Ann Laho’s daughter endured, one nurse’s compassion inspired the mother-daughter pair to pursue the profession and help patients the same way she helped their family.
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Study finds healthy-appearing lupus skin predisposed to flares, rashes

In patients with lupus, immune cells undergo an inflammatory transformation when migrating from the blood to the skin.
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Studies show special mental health risks for certain groups of new doctors

First-year surgery residents, and first-year medical residents in all fields who are members of sexual minorities such as LGBTQ+, are more likely than others to develop depression during the stressful training period.
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Study helps explain how xanthan gum, a common food additive, is processed in the gut

Understanding how xanthan gum, a common food additive, is processed in the gut hints at the ability of food additives to actively alter the gut microbiome.
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A medical student seeks reform in the residency application process

Three physicians join a fourth-year medical student to examine the inefficiencies within the lead-up to Match Day.
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Sam’s Michigan Answer: A medical school that sees him as a champion

Ten years after his cancer diagnosis, Sam won a gold medal. Now, after traveling around the globe through world championships and Olympic stadiums, he was ready for a new adventure: medical school at the University of Michigan.
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Meet the man who spent 75 days in the hospital with COVID-19

Andrew Ackerman was the first COVID-19 patient to be treated with an experimental filter that reduced his inflammation, helping to save his life.
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Speaking it into being: Violet Surg

One physician's journey from Ghana to the states, and how her passion paved the way for her to become a surgeon.
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How to prevent hearing damage

An audiologist’s advice on how best to avoid preventable hearing loss.
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3 medical students increase access to mental health services for their peers  

A new initiative provides medical students with confidential psychological care and psychiatric services at no charge.
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Overcoming alcohol-related liver disease

Alcohol-related liver disease is becoming more common in younger people, as 38-year-old Sara Nabors learned first-hand. Through innovative care from Michigan Medicine experts, she has taken her life back.
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Dismantling racism in medicine

Medical students from the U-M Student Diversity Council work to transform medical education and the medical field to amplify diversity, equity, inclusivity, accessibility, and justice. They recently presented their work at the American Medical Association
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Researchers zero in on therapeutic target for aggressive uterine cancer

A common mutation in a rare cancer subtype leads researchers to an already-approved drug that shows promise against uterine serous carcinoma