Melanie Padgett Powers

Melanie Padgett Powers is the owner and founder of MelEdits. She is a longtime health writer and editor in the Washington, D.C., area. She started her career as a newspaper reporter and then spent 13 years as an editor/writer at membership-based health associations.
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Activity Trackers: Tools for Patient Behavior Change
Research from the University of Michigan has found wearable devices can help patients stay active. Learn about the future of activity trackers in medicine.
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For Kidney Transplants, Timing Is Everything
New medical research from the University of Michigan shows about one-third of patients with transplants received their new kidney before starting dialysis.
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Engineering a Personalized Fix for Pelvic Floor Disorder
Gynecologists and engineers have teamed up at the University of Michigan to develop a unique, personalized approach to treating pelvic floor disorder.