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Health Lab
Long COVID-19 is linked to chronic pain conditions
Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID-19
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Health Lab
‘We might for the first time really be thinking of cures of cancer’
Founding Rogel Cancer Center Director reflects on how cancer evolved from ‘the least scientific discipline’ to a shining example of how basic research discoveries can change clinical care.
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Health Lab
Ketamine’s promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain
New findings about the impact of IV ketamine on treatment resistant depression add more fuel to the potential for broader use and insurance coverage.
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Health Lab
Novel antibody targets CD38 enzyme to treat systemic sclerosis
New study has identified an enzyme contributing to systemic sclerosis.
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Health Lab
Bacteria in the mouth linked to pulmonary fibrosis survival
Bacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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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
How using new organ storage technology can improve liver transplantations
The process, also known as liver perfusion, works differently than traditional ischemic cold storage methods for donor livers by involving technology that recreates the optimal physiological conditions for the organ.
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Health Lab
Impacts of the removal of race-correction in lung pulmonary function tests on lung surgery
A recent study led by Sidra Bonner, M.D., M.P.H, M.S. a surgery resident at the University of Michigan Health, has now provided new information about the clinical impact of race-correction in pulmonary function tests for African American patients with lung cancer undergoing surgical evaluation.
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Health Lab
Baby thriving after complex gastrointestinal surgery
Baby diagnosed with duodenal stenosis is doing great after complex surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor
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Health Lab
Mapping the changing landscape of gender-affirming care for teens
Gender-affirming care for transgender teens is restricted or may be soon in 20 states; this has increased travel time to available clinics
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News Release
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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Health Lab
Researchers overcome major barrier in artificial placenta research
Michigan Medicine researchers spearhead an innovative strategy allowing an artificial circuit to safely support premature sheep without anticoagulation, overcoming a major barrier in artificial placenta research.
News Release
17 U-M faculty members named 2022 AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected 17 University of Michigan faculty and staff members as 2022 Fellows.
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Cancer Aware
Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy
Dr. Melissa Pilewskie, U-M Health Rogel Cancer Center surgical oncologist, discusses the two main surgical options for treating breast cancer.
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Health Lab
Reducing opioids prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty can be beneficial for patients and doctors
Large doses of opioids are commonly prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty to avoid call-ins for refills, but smaller doses can be just as effective.