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Health Lab
Using miniature heart tissues to study how the heart beats
Preclinical research allows for a more efficient analysis of heart conditions.
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Medical training takes a mental toll, but less of one than it did a decade ago
First-year medical residents, called interns, still face a high rate of depression but duty hour reductions in GME and better access to mental health care may have reduced their risk in the last decade.
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CADASIL: A Father’s Story
Michael Wang, M.D., Ph.D., a neurologist at the University of Michigan, is leading the field in CADASIL research. He studies the disease from many angles, like how mutant NOTCH3 leads to cellular injury; identifying NOTCH3’s protein partners; and determining how these related proteins are regulated.
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When donating blood is ‘the kindest thing you can do’
Blood transfusions were the only thing that helped Connor Burke cope with the fatigue of his chemotherapy. Now, amid a national blood shortage, he’s encouraging more people to donate blood
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Androgen hormones may exacerbate sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes
A pre-clinical study explores the role of hormones in the COVID-19 vascular damage that’s generally worse in men than in women.
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Understanding how frailty in children with heart conditions may influence outcomes  
A third of children and adolescents who underwent a complex procedure for a severe congenital heart condition were identified as frail.
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Comparing outcomes between therapies for babies with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Researchers look at whether the type of surgical shunt used in newborns with complex heart disease makes a difference by the time they’re adolescents.
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Coronavirus lurks and lingers in nursing home patients’ rooms
Rigorous surface cleaning needed to reduce chance of spread to unvaccinated and vaccinated-but-vulnerable patients, staff and visitors
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Doctoring and parenting in a pandemic: Women bore the brunt
Women who are doctors and parents made more changes and experienced greater depression and anxiety during the pandemic than men who are physician-parents.
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Merriah and Melliah’s Michigan Answer: From premature birth to a bright future
For Merrick and Mychal, the news that they’d be having fraternal girls with an expected delivery date of Christmas Day 2020 made the news even more exciting. But, to everyone's surprise, that delivery came early.
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100 years of insulin
An endocrinologist discusses the history of the life-saving drug and its importance in diabetes management.
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Side effects of radiation therapy reduced when computer optimizes treatment, study finds
A multi-center study found that breast cancer patients experienced less pain and skin irritation when a more complex form of treatment planning was used for radiation. 
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Can talking to kids during TV time buffer screen time effects on development?
A new study suggests that talking with children during TV time may help stimulate overall curiosity and aid in early childhood development.
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Michigan Surgery Sessions
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Healthcare
If we want our health care systems to be patient-centered, we need a workforce that reflects the patient population. If we want an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, we need to be intentional about how we get there.
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Michigan Answers: Questions About Autism
Jenny Radesky, M.D. joins us to help sort through myths and facts associated with the most searched questions about autism.