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Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Now What?
A Michigan Medicine breast oncologist offers advice to help newly diagnosed patients navigate the early days of evaluation and developing a treatment plan.
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New Prostate Cancer Treatment Offers Precision (and Fewer Side Effects)
Recently adjusted prostate cancer treatment guidelines based on new prostate research could affect two-thirds of men
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How vaccines protect moms (and babies) during pregnancy and beyond
Find out the benefits of getting a flu shot and the Tdap vaccine during your third trimester of pregnancy, including how these vaccines help protect your unborn baby.
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Former U-M Football Captain Teams Up with Doctor to Tackle Cancer Research
How two Michigan sports fans — a patient and a cancer researcher at U-M — are working together this football season to support melanoma research.
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Artificial Placenta Rescues Premature Lambs from Lung Failure
Learn about the latest advancements in artificial placenta research at U-M, including how an artificial womb saved premature baby lambs from lung failure.
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Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Dementia: What’s the Difference?
What's the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease? Discover key differences between two from the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center.
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Make Prostate Cancer Awareness a Priority This Father’s Day, Survivor Urges
After his own treatment for prostate cancer, one father and husband encourages all men to learn more about the disease.
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Annual ASCO Meeting Suggests an Optimistic Future for Cancer Care
Michigan Medicine oncologists highlight some of the top findings that came from the field’s largest professional meeting.
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How Music Therapy Complements Cancer Care
Skilled musicians provide therapeutic power in a health care setting. Learn more about the unique artistic partnership.
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From the NICU to Med School: An ‘Outrageous’ Idea That’s Saved Thousands of Babies
The life’s work of a Michigan surgeon demonstrates the importance of support for science research and big thinking.
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Beating Stage 4 Colon Cancer with Trust, Treatment and Community
Stage 4 colon cancer survivor Phil Scamihorn shares his inspiring journey to becoming cancer-free after a colon cancer diagnosis in 2012.
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Two Ways to Have a More Comfortable Colonoscopy
Learn how Michigan Medicine doctors are taking steps to make crucial colonoscopy screening a little easier.
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Improving ECMO Strategies, Outcomes for Children with Critical Cardiac Disease
A newly launched multicenter study analyzes the use of emergency mechanical circulatory support among critically ill children with cardiovascular conditions.
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‘Everything Pointed to Michigan’: Treating a Rare Cancer from a Distance
What do you do when you’re diagnosed with an ultra-rare disease? For one patient, the answer was simple: Find the experts and never give up.
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Body Cooling vs. Active Fever Prevention: Similar Outcomes for Children After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
U-M study compares body cooling & active fever prevention for children after cardiac arrest. See if therapeutic hypothermia improves neurobehavioral function.
