Lauren Talley
Assistant Editor, Medicine at Michigan
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Medicine at Michigan
Helping patients with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and long COVID
The director of U-M's Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center discusses misconceptions and treatments of fibromyalgia and chronic pain and how physicians can best help patients living with these conditions.
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Medicine at Michigan
Is it fixable?
Burnout, which was once considered a personal problem, is now coming to be seen as a common occupational hazard for physicians. That shift has had a major effect on workplace well-being initiatives, medical education, and how the next generation of physicians understands the profession.
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Medicine at Michigan
Is medicine an occupation or a calling?
Physicians and learners discuss a generational shift in attitudes towards medicine. Some are now viewing the profession less as a calling and more as a job.
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Medicine at Michigan
Stopping the stigma
A surgeon is using her recovery from substance use disorder as a chance to speak out about mental health stigma among physicians.
 Dr. Robert Bartlett is wearing a doctor's white coat and leaning on a steel table in a lab with his hands clasped. He's standing next to a large circular surgical light.
Medicine at Michigan
The things you didn’t know about the “father” of ECMO
Robert Bartlett (M.D. 1963) once wanted to play professional hockey, but instead he developed the heart-lung support system that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Even though he’s technically retired, Bartlett is still active in his lab developing new life-saving devices.
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Medicine at Michigan
Future doctors prepare to care for LGBTQIA+ patients
U-M medical students have created a curriculum to teach their peers about health care issues specific to LGBTQIA+ patients
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Medicine at Michigan
From investment banker to future doctor
Mustafa Saadi, M4, started in the finance world and is finding a second career in medicine.
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Medicine at Michigan
Massive bruise was first clue to bleeding disorder
When a minor injury led to a bruise that covered most of his leg, Wayne Sit started to suspect something was wrong. It was a long journey to being diagnosed with Von Willebrand disease.
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Medicine at Michigan
A pediatrician is living her dream because of one advantage in medical school
Almost every decision Jackie Czaja (M.D. 2007) has made about her career can be traced back to receiving the Dean’s Scholarship.
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Medicine at Michigan
Beloved restaurant Angelo's to close
Angelo's, a beloved breakfast and lunch restaurant near the University of Michigan medical campus, is set to close. The university has purchased the building.
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Medicine at Michigan
Shamanic trance vs. psychedelics
While shamanic trances and psychedelic states share similar subjective qualities, the way they manifest in the brain is different.
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Medicine at Michigan
Sunscreen dispensers come to campus
Student-led research at the University of Michigan Medical School revealed a need for more easy access to sunscreen for young people. As a result, sunscreen dispensers were placed in outdoor spaces on campus and throughout Ann Arbor.
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Medicine at Michigan
Surgeon goes from the OR to the writer’s desk
In addition to being a general surgeon specializing in bariatric/minimally invasive surgery, Dustin Cummings (M.D. 2012) writes fantasy novels and poetry.
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Medicine at Michigan
U-M doctor learned Spanish so she could talk to her patients
Katherine Hughey, M.D., assistant professor of family medicine at the U-M Medical School, has a mostly Spanish-speaking clinical practice.
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Medicine at Michigan
U-M researchers conducted first human trials of ketamine
In the 1960s, U-M researchers were the first to conduct human trials of ketamine to determine its safety for use as surgical anesthesia.