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How the Detroit Zoo and doctors helped a chimpanzee rejoin his community.
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Surgery shouldn’t lead to opioid dependence or addiction, but research is showing ways to prevent it.
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New incision-less hernia repair avoids adverse effects, like scarring, in kids.
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Surge in robotic surgery in 2010s outpaces the evidence for its effects on patients and costs, researchers warn.
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After receiving a rare prenatal diagnosis, one Michigan Medicine surgeon helped a family’s unborn baby get an experimental utero surgery called fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO).
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A Michigan-wide effort cut prescription size by nearly a third without increasing patients’ pain or decreasing their satisfaction.
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Pregnancy can heighten a woman’s risk of a hernia. Here, a Michigan Medicine surgeon helps at-risk women navigate a plan of action.