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New training focuses on safety during home health care visits
From the implementation of role-play training to virtual sessions with life-size simulations, training for safety during home care visits is a priority more than ever.
Health Lab
Overcoming alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease is becoming more common in younger people, as 38-year-old Sara Nabors learned first-hand. Through innovative care from Michigan Medicine experts, she has taken her life back.
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Doctor revives fellow hockey player after cardiac arrest during game
Fast action by pediatric cardiologist, access to an AED save 47-year-old father of three’s life on the ice. 
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20 years after vasectomy, reversal helps parents conceive
Nearly two decades later, Joseph Lail and his second wife are starting the family they always dreamed of.
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Ivermectin Rx for COVID-19: Insurance coverage doesn’t match evidence
Study shows health plans paid most of the cost of ivermectin, despite drug’s lack of effect on COVID-19.
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U-M Health: Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations include more children in this surge, strain resources
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for kids and adults hit record levels in the latest Omicron surge, leaders at University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine, say the overwhelming strain on resources has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries.
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Finding community to fight pediatric renovascular hypertension
The rare condition brought one Oregon family to Michigan, where a new international collaborative is improving outcomes and inviting families affected by the disease to join the network.
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Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations include more children in this surge, strain resources
Leaders at Michigan Medicine also announce new visitor restrictions at adult hospitals.
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Health Lab
Bare shelves in the blood bank means threat to patient care
A critical shortage of blood threatens the ability to do organ transplants and care for patients with cancer and injuries, so blood donors should make appointments immediately.
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Why these pediatricians vaccinated their 5-11-year-old children right away
They take care of other people’s children. Here, they explain how to protect yours.
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U-M among four Michigan universities to receive $18.5 million in federal funding to expand sequencing for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
Four Michigan universities will receive $18.5 million in federal funds over the next two years to collect and analyze genomic data to address emerging infectious disease threats and enhance the state’s ability to respond to those threats, announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today.
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Challenging procedure opens most important blood vessel in one man’s heart
When Tony Sanchez was given no hope for his completely blocked artery, a skilled team stepped in, and up, to restore 100% of his blood flow.
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Bacterial genome is regulated by an ancient molecule
The discovery reveals how bacteria silence potentially deadly genes.
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Drug combination reduces narcotic use, manages pain after surgery for teens with scoliosis
Narcotics after surgery often lead to side effects such as nausea, vomiting and itching.
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Minding Memory
Drugs and Dementia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
While there are some FDA-approved medications for dementia, more individuals living with dementia are actually prescribed psychotropic medications. In this episode, Donovan introduces Matt to the concept of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, which are just as much part of dementia as the memory loss—and are probably a big reason for all this other prescribing.