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Changing the way immune-based cancer drugs are delivered could reduce costs by 14%
An analysis finds that up to millions of dollars could be saved annually on cancer immunotherapy treatments across the Veterans Health Administration by reconsidering how those drugs are delivered.
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Researchers discover new opportunities for preventing kidney injury following cardiac surgery
Researchers discover new opportunities for preventing kidney injury following cardiac surgery.
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Awake surgery for cancerous brain tumor brings referee back to the mat
After an awake surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor, a Michigan man is living “more deliberately” than ever — officiating a high school wrestling state championship and participating in research for a potential cure.
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Cancerous brain tumor cells may be at ‘critical point’ between order and disorder
Research, led by Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan, suggests that glioblastoma cells are poised near a “critical point” of order and disorder — meaning, the cells possess some form of large-scale coordination throughout the whole tumor that allows them to respond in practical unison to attempts to kill tumor cells, such as chemotherapy or radiation.
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Rogel Cancer Center awarded $37M from NCI
The National Cancer Institute has awarded the U-M Rogel Cancer Center a grant worth $37 million over five years and renewed the center’s designation as a “comprehensive cancer center.”
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Paying it forward
A patient with severe aortic stenosis receives a specialized surgery to save his life at Michigan Medicine.
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Research sheds light on low rates of genetic testing for cancer
Research finds genetic testing for cancer can bring more knowledge to patients and their relatives, but not many people get it done.
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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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U-M Health performs its first heart transplant after cardiac death
As the number of heart transplants performed across the United States continues to grow, surgeons at the U-M Health are taking advantage of technology that could increase its transplant yield by as much as 30%. Transplant surgeons in Ann Arbor completed the health system’s first heart transplant using an organ from a donor who had recently died — a process called donation after circulatory death, or DCD.
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Study finds cancer cells use a new fuel in absence of sugar
Sugar free: investigator finds cancer cells use a new fuel in absence of sugar
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Guiding Zambian cardiac surgical teams through complex operations
Surgeons in Zambia completed the country’s first total aortic arch replacement – guided by a team from University of Michigan Health. The six-person surgical team traveled from Ann Arbor to Africa in late February to co-lead this case and several others at National Heart Hospital, a government-established, 120-bed facility in Lusaka, Zambia.
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A quest to combat critical drug shortages
To combat critical drug shortages, a Michigan Medicine physician advocates for better solutions to the ongoing supply chain issues regarding medications in the United States.
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Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with vascular disease have worse symptoms, bypass outcomes
A Michigan Medicine study finds that Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common vascular disease have more severe symptoms before bypass surgery – and are at greater risk for amputation and other complications after the procedure.
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Saturated fatty acids promote immune escape of oral cancers
A team of Michigan Medicine researchers have identified a mechanism in mice for how obesity affects some oral cancers’ ability to escape from the immune system.
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A ‘transformational time’ for thyroid cancer
For thyroid cancer, experts examine the current state of overdiagnosis, new therapies, health equity concerns and more.