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Healthcare Via Video: The New Normal?
Physicians, patients regard information delivery, clinic visits via video as comparable to face-to-face interactions, according to two U-M Department of Family Medicine studies.
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Conquering COVID-19 Disparities Among Communities of Color
A federal NIH grant supports work to promote COVID-19 research and inclusivity among African Americans and Hispanics/Latino populations.
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MIS-C: The COVID-Related Condition Parents Need to Know About
A pediatrician answers parents’ questions about the COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C.
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Two Proteins Critical for Kidney Function
Pax2 and Pax8, known for their role in embryonic development, also key to urine concentration in adults.
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Multiethnic Tumor Models Aid in the Search for New Approaches Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Breast cancer stem cells from patients with different racial and ethnic backgrounds showed important differences in activation of immune response-related genes in mouse models.
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Can Prebiotics Help Protect Against Immunotherapy-Induced Colitis?
Studies suggest the gut microbiome can influence immunotherapy side effects. Butyrate emerges as an intriguing candidate against inflammation in the colon.
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Dissecting Colorectal Cancer
Dr. John Krauss, medical director of the multidisciplinary colorectal cancer clinic at the Rogel Cancer Center talks about how detection for colon and rectal cancer are similar while their treatment options can be different.
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One Nurse’s Journey Back to Health After COVID-19
In May, the Michigan Health blog told the story of Michelle Davis’s COVID hospitalization. A year later, her return to work, and life, fills her with gratitude.
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Researchers Identify a New, Vital Player in Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Organ Transplant Rejection
How one long noncoding RNA could help improve outcomes in bone marrow and solid organ transplantation.
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What Will Future Historians Say About COVID-19?
Research on the history of pandemics shaped COVID-19 response, and studying the current pandemic could help reduce future death tolls.
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Match Day, and Trusting the Process
A 4th-year medical student looks back on her four years at Michigan.
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Finding Silver Linings and a Sense of Normalcy After COVID-19
Almost a year after being one of the first patients diagnosed at Michigan Medicine, a doctor shares how he and his family are doing now.
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National Poll: Pandemic Negatively Impacted Teens’ Mental Health
Nearly half of parents noticed a new or worsening mental health condition in their teen since the pandemic started; 3 in 4 say COVID has affected teens’ social interactions.
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Sleep Apnea Not Associated with Wake-Up Stroke
Stroke onset while asleep does not seem to be the direct link between sleep apnea and stroke.
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Identifying Disease Pathways Offers Hope for More Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Rheumatology
Research finds juvenile myositis and lupus share an inflammatory pathway, but their  pathophysiological differences may serve as diagnostic biomarkers in future studies.