Jane Racey Gleeson is a contributing writer for a variety of divisions within Michigan Medicine, including the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Neurosciences and Pulmonology. With a focus on targeted communications she has developed content for the Michigan Medicine website and Health Lab blogs for 15+ years.
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Stress-induced cardiomyopathy can be caused by a variety of stressors, and some of them may surprise you.
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Dedicated rehabilitation following an aortic dissection and stroke spared a father of four life-altering consequences.
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Local woman, whose mitral valve disease was worsening, plans her 90th birthday celebration thanks to a minimally invasive option.
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No one thought John Canning could survive his ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm until this cardiovascular team stepped up to save his life.
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A double lung transplant rids one patient of emphysema and gives him a lifetime to breathe.
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Doctors caution that successful outcomes could depend on how early patients are referred to a specialist for advanced therapies.
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After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, one patient found new purpose in helping other MS patients, and researchers, further understand how to manage the disease.
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After suffering a spontaneous coronary artery dissection, here’s what Morgan Drutchas wants other women to know.
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Adding certain drugs to your statin can reduce cholesterol levels better than taking a statin alone. Here, a Michigan Medicine doctor breaks it all down.
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David Wallace’s virtual visits weren’t only more convenient, they led the way to urgent surgery when experts had no time to waste.
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The Ross procedure, an aortic valve replacement surgery that uses the patient’s own tissue, gave one local nurse her quality of life back for the long run.
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One woman with multiple sclerosis is inspiring others with the disease to start each day new.
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Adapting to life after heart surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic requires another adaptation for some patients: completing cardiac rehab at home.
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Now a stroke survivor thanks to his wife’s quick thinking, a couple reflects back while looking ahead at a new stroke-related clinical trial at Michigan Medicine.
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If you’re a heart patient in need of cardiac rehab, a Michigan Medicine exercise physiologist helps you stay motivated at home with creative workout ideas.
