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Period Poverty and the Need to Make Menstruation Products Easier to Access
A survey focused on how much people in their teens and early 20s know about periods and their experience and attitudes around “period poverty”.
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Health Lab
Despite stigma, many support making menstrual products more accessible, study suggests
Survey shows many teens and young adults support making menstrual products more accessible to fight "period poverty."
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Health Lab
U.S. could cut cervical cancer cases, deaths by up to 20% if more patients followed up after screening, study suggests
Many women don’t get cervical cancer screening such as Pap tests, or don’t go for follow up diagnostic tests; a new study shows what could happen if all of them did.
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Clinical trial aims to treat HPV, cervical lesions without surgery
Patients can now enroll in a clinical trial to test a groundbreaking nonsurgical treatment for cervical lesions that affect nearly 300,000 women in the United States every year.
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Health Lab
Are headphones and earbuds exposing your children to noise health risks?
2 in 3 parents in national poll say their child ages 5-12 use personal audio devices; pediatrician offers 4 tips to reduce noise exposure risks
Timothy Blackwell, M.D.
News Release
Timothy S. Blackwell, M.D., named the chair of U-M Department of Internal Medicine
Lung disease specialist comes to Michigan from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to lead largest department
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Health Lab
Worries about costs, time off work and COVID-19 kept some older adults from having surgery
Elective surgery study shows older adults have concerns about what it will cost them, how much work they’ll miss and whether they’ll catch COVID-19.
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Health Lab
Studying cells to improve medulloblastoma treatment
Research from Michigan Medicine experts is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with an aggressive childhood cancer.
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Health Lab
Vaccines: A few minutes now could spare you misery later
Adults, especially people over 50, should get immunized against COVID-19, flu and other infections, to prevent fall and winter illness, hospitalization and worse
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Health Lab
A training ground for healthcare innovators
Advanced programs in healthcare equip doctors, nurses, and others with the skills and knowledge needed for successful careers in health. Explore how Michigan’s Clinician Scholars Program can empower healthcare innovators across different disciplines and enhance medical education.
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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.
News Release
Phillip Rodgers, M.D., takes on primary care transformation as new chair of Family Medicine
Puts focus on population-based patient care from birth to end of life, developing core areas of research and training a new generation to lead primary care tomorrow
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Health Lab
Protecting children from poor air quality: 6 things to know
As smoke from Canada's historic wildfires triggers poor air quality alerts across the country, many parents worry about the impact on their child’s health, a national poll suggests. Here, a Michigan Medicine expert provides six ways to help reduce exposure.
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Sensitive parenting and preschool attendance may promote academic resilience in late preterm infants
Michigan Medicine research tracks academic trajectories of late preterm infants from infancy to kindergarten and identifies developmental risks and how to best promote resilience
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Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilities
Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.