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Ditching tobacco for your surgery
Providers across Michigan took action to get their patients to quit smoking before going under the knife.
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Marijuana use associated with higher stroke, bleeding risks after heart procedures
Study finds some complications, but no significant difference in risk of death.
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Symptoms, like pain and fatigue, often cluster in newly diagnosed MS
Anxiety, depression, pain and fatigue often happen at the same time for patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Existing drugs kill SARS-CoV-2 in cells
Could the next therapy for COVID-19 already be at your local pharmacy?
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Short hospitalizations hit hard for COVID patients
Study hints at long-term health and financial impacts.
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Six ways to prevent your child from playing with fire
And what to do if they’re already misusing candles, matches, lighters and more.
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Treating newly infected COVID-19 patients with plasma from COVID survivors demonstrates no significant benefit, study finds
A new study published by the National Institutes of Health found that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in an at-risk group of COVID patients when administered within one week of their symptoms.
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Study: Half of pediatric opioid prescriptions are “high risk”
The top 5% of prescribers account for half of opioid prescriptions and high risk prescriptions to children and young adults.
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Writing prescriptions and novels
As medical trainees get ready to hit the books this semester, a professor and surgeon says not to forget the importance of art and creativity.
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Masks and the delta variant
Do masks work against the delta variant? If you’re vaccinated, do you need to wear a mask? As the COVID pandemic continues, CDC mask wearing guidance adapts to current conditions.
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Getting a shot at life
Although Karey Mushenski was reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, she did so before her lung transplant. That decision may have saved her life.
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Michigan Answers
Dr. Lin’s Michigan Answer: A telehealth approach to mental health
As the fight to combat the spread of COVID-19 took center stage internationally, its effect on mental health slowly began to tighten its grip on many in quarantine. But an emerging tool — considered only a year ago by many to be impractical and too difficult to use — has now become widely accepted.
News Release
FDA grants emergency use authorization for portable negative pressure tent developed at Michigan Medicine
A negative pressure tent designed by Michigan Medicine researchers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic recently received emergency use authorization from the FDA.
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For psoriasis, targeting skin protein may help control inflammation
For people with psoriasis, finding a way to reduce inflammation could be a game changer. A new U-M study provides hope for those living with the autoimmune disorder.
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Wearable temperature sensor provides early warning for complications in cancer patients
The device, which takes measurements every two minutes, was able to detect infection and cytokine release syndrome events several hours sooner than routine monitoring.