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Health Lab Podcast
How Ants Weed Their Underground Fungus Gardens
Findings show that the insects sniff out diseased fungus by detecting certain chemicals.
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Health Lab Podcast
Can "Death Perception" Impact Aging in Flies?
Seeing the dead triggers R2/R4 neuronal activation, leading to reduced lifespans.
Health Lab
Health policy needs data. How can researchers help?
Tips and advice for translating health research findings into relevant, timely and compelling information
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Health Lab Podcast
We're Changing Our Name!
We'll still be your destination for news and stories about the future of health care, but moving forward, the Michigan Medicine News Break will now be called Health Lab. The content won't be changing - as always, each week we will continue to bring you cutting-edge research, practical health information and inspiring stories from Michigan Medicine. You can find all Health Lab articles on our website, and transcripts for the podcast will be linked in each episode.
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Detroit high school students immersed in cardiovascular medicine program at U-M Health
A group of students from Detroit’s Cody High School spent a week immersed in the world of cardiovascular medicine and science, learning about possible careers and shadowing experts at University of Michigan Health’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The Careers in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Program began began in 2022.
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Health Lab
A doctor's advice for medical graduates: Be compassionate
A doctor shares advice for medical graduates, emphasizing the importance of compassion and human connection with patients. She emphasizes the need to cultivate these qualities that will not only help improve patient experiences but also enhance the role of the doctor.
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Health Lab
Celebrating three generations of female doctors in one family
Meet the Glicks, a family of three generations of female doctors. Read the inspiring story of how Marilyn Heins, Rachel Glick and Hannah Glick, became physicians, breaking barriers and creating a legacy in the field of medicine in the United States.
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Health Lab
How a clinical simulation is helping to diversify careers in medicine
A specialized Michigan Medicine event for historically marginalized and underrepresented medical students comes with ‘astounding’ results, a published academic paper finds.
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News Release
Kelly Ripa to be special guest at Michigan Medicine Women’s Health Luncheon
Michigan Medicine’s efforts to advance leading edge women’s health research will get a boost from actress and Daytime Emmy Award winning host of LIVE with Kelly and Mark, Kelly Ripa.
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Health Lab
“Turn-I-Kits” for Ukraine
The Weil Institute and Precision Trauma have now created and donated Turn-I-Kits to Ukraine, which meet all the requirements of standard military-issue tourniquets and are fit to be used in hospitals or at various levels of care on the battlefield.
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Health Lab
Predictive analytic tool proves adaptable and reliable in hospitals
Michigan Medicine study shows model that predicts patient deterioration defies traditional challenges.
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It’s a match: Graduating U-M medical students discover what’s next at Match Day
It’s a match: Graduating U-M medical students discover what’s next at Match Day
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Health Lab
First-year residents reflect on their journeys and offer advice for Match Day
On Match Day, several recent medical school graduates recount their first years as working physicians.
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Health Lab
History saved lives in this pandemic. Will society listen next time?
The success of efforts to “flatten the curve” in the COVID-19 pandemic relied on University of Michigan research on the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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Health Lab
What vitamin D can — and can’t — do for you
Supplement expert and U-M Health Jenkins/Pokempner Director of Alternative Medicine Mark Moyad explains what vitamin D can – and can’t – do for you.