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Michigan Answers
Emma’s Michigan Answer: Surviving ovarian cancer and finding a new outlook on life
After surviving ovarian cancer at age 26, Emma found healing through a lifelong passion for art and an adventurousness to try new things she might not have before.
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Michigan Answers
Travar’s Michigan Answer: Helping shape the future for people with disabilities
In 1995, Travar was struck in the neck by a bullet while driving with his cousin near his home in Detroit. The bullet missed his spine, but the subsequent shockwave caused severe damage.
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Health Lab
An Olympic controversy: Do marijuana and athletics mix?
A pain expert questions the science behind cannabis prohibition in sports.
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Health Lab
4 Olympic-themed activities for kids to try
Get ready to cheer for red, white and blue with these child-friendly games and crafts.
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Health Lab
Advice for aspiring doctors
Curious about becoming a doctor? Four physicians share their personal stories about pursuing medicine and give advice to incoming medical students.
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Health Lab
Balancing life and medicine
How three former gymnasts apply lessons learned to their medical careers.
Health Lab
‘You’re not bulletproof’: 50-year-old COVID survivor urges caution, vaccination after nearly dying from virus
She was healthy and active until COVID-19 put her ‘right on the edge’ of death.
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Health Lab
Unlocking genetic clues behind aortic aneurysm
New study identifies a role of TCF7L2 in aortic aneurysm.
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Health Lab
From birth control to mammograms, many women missed out on preventive care for all of 2020
The pandemic made many women miss cancer screenings, STI screenings and birth control care in early 2020, and many never made up for lost time.
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Health Lab
10 reasons to put the COVID-19 vaccine on your back-to-school list
Starting the COVID-19 vaccination process in July and August can prepare teens and young adults for a safe school year and protect children who can’t be vaccinated.
News Release
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital named a beneficiary of New Motor City Car Crawl Charity Gala
University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has been named one of nine children’s charities that will benefit from an exciting first-time event — the Motor City Car Crawl Charity Gala in downtown Detroit.
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Health Lab
No more finger pricks: a continuous glucose monitor benefits patients with diabetes in more ways than one
For adults with type 2 diabetes, pairing basal insulin with continuous glucose monitoring improved blood sugar and quality of life.
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Health Lab
“Springing forward” affects early birds less than night owls, study finds
Daylight Saving Time shift that loses an hour of sleep affects people whose genetic profile makes them “night owls” more than it does “early birds”.
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Health Lab
Antibiotic prescriptions for kids plummet during pandemic
Study finds declines in prescription drugs dispensed to children during COVID-19, including infection-related medicines and some used for chronic diseases.
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Health Lab
Novel autoantibody adds fuel to COVID-19 “firestorm” of inflammation, blood clots
The finding will likely help physicians develop targeted therapies for future COVID patients.  Pull Quote text (255 max): “Studying these COVID-induced antibodies will also teach us about the mechanisms of autoimmunity in general, espe