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Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
Michigan Medicine has developed a new technique that provides a non-invasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.
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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
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13 U-M graduate medical education programs ranked in the top 10 by Doximity
There are 13 U-M graduate medical education programs ranked in the top 10 by Doximity.
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Bypassing contrast in patients with kidney disease and contrast allergies may lead to less accurate scans
Research from the University of Michigan now confirms this: a study found choosing to withhold IV contrast from certain types of abdominal CT scans can decrease the accuracy of the scan by about 30%.
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Cerebral palsy patients at higher risk of receiving opioid prescriptions
Cerebral palsy patients at higher risk of being prescribed opioids for pain, even though Michigan Medicine researchers find them to not be effective for their unique pain issues.
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The radiologists behind the curtain
Radiologists play a large role in many tumor diagnoses, but rarely get the recognition for it.
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Using neuropsychology to heal from cancer treatment
Using neuropsychology to heal from cancer treatment: A multidisciplinary clinic uses this method to help patients after oncology treatments
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Helping the most medically complex infants navigate care
For Lena Long, the Little Victors League has been ‘invaluable’ as her family works through managing her health
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Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy
Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at the University of Michigan.
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Setting a Trap to Treat Stroke
University of Michigan professor discusses a highly effective stroke treatment that uses a tiny trap wire to remove a blood clots from the brain.