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Checklist for the checkup: Some parents may not be making the most of well child visits
While many parents keep recommended well visits with their child’s primary provider, some may consider more proactive steps to make checkups as productive as possible
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For COVID-19, do supplements help?
An expert cautions about becoming too enamored with pills.
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Is your gas stove really hurting you and your family?
A pulmonologist discusses the risks and offers tips for protecting your health in your home
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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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For boy with cerebral palsy, surgery brings improved mobility
The spinal nerve procedure has been shown to provide an effective decrease in muscle spasticity long term.
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Medicare policy change could increase inequity in heart transplant access, study finds
Patients seen at transplant centers had almost 80% higher odds to receive “bridge-to-transplant” designation
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Rebounding at 87 after CNS lymphoma
William Moldwin published a book, won awards and is making more plans for his future.
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Health Lab Podcast
Raising Awareness About PMDD
For some people who menstruate, it’s more than just premenstrual symptoms.
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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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Nearly 1/3 of people with chronic pain turn to cannabis
More than half of adults surveyed reported that the use of cannabis led them to decrease their pain medications.
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Are you still allergic to penicillin?
A new program is finding many diagnosed in childhood with antibiotic allergies are no longer allergic after retesting
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Minding Memory
Personality Type and Cognitive Resilience
In this episode we discuss what’s known about the association between personality type and cognitive function. Further, the idea of resilience—or what protects the cognition of individuals with a high level of neuropathology associated with cognitive decline—might have important implications for dementia prevention. Our guests are Dr. Eileen Graham and Dr. Dan Mroczek. Drs. Graham and Mroczek are both faculty at Northwestern University with interests in how personality factors influence physical and cognitive health over the life course.
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Health Lab Podcast
Tips for Staying Healthy This Holiday Season
The 5 expert-approved steps to follow before, during and after your gatherings. Visit our blog for the full story.
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Health Lab Podcast
Can We Slow Age-Related Hearing Loss?
Study suggests that the overexpression of cochlear neurotrophin-3 can help prevent the loss of hearing.
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Should you get an over-the-counter hearing aid or see a hearing specialist?
Audiology expert provides insights on the new FDA regulation.