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How to Improve the Surgery Backlog During COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, many non-urgent surgeries were delayed. Now, a new paper explains how to address the backlog of surgeries, without compromising patient outcomes.
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Liver Transplant Recipient Fights Off COVID-19
A liver transplant recipient spends 40 days in the ICU at Michigan Medicine and recovers. He shares how his wife and a familiar doctor helped him survive.
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Doctors Get Plenty of Advice on Starting Treatment. This Could Help Them Stop
For older adults, and others, de-intensifying medical treatment, screening or testing can bring benefits and reduce harms, but guidelines don’t often advise doctors.
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Michigan physicians save Medicare nearly $54 million, while improving care for Michiganders
Thanks to teamwork among a group of Michigan physician organizations, approximately 40,000 Medicare participants across the state received better care in 2019, even though their care cost tens of millions of dollars less than predicted, according to new data just released by the federal government.
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Coping and Hoping: Mental Health Tips for Trying Times
Anxiety, depression, alcohol use and more have risen in 2020 thanks to COVID-19, social injustice and more. Experts offer tips for managing your mental health.
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Loneliness Doubled for Older Adults in First Months of COVID-19
Loneliness and social isolation increased among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, but connections with neighbors and healthy habits helped.
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Does Strong NIH Research Support Mean Strong Career Development Funding?
A new study looks into the correlation between strong NIH research support and strong career development funding in ranked institutions.
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Michigan Medicine opens multidisciplinary facial nerve clinic
A team of Michigan Medicine experts across specialties have joined together to create the Michigan Medicine Facial Nerve Clinic, in hopes of optimizing patient care and health outcomes.
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Research on aging expands at U-M with $15M in new grants
New grants totaling more than $15 million will amplify the University of Michigan’s ability to conduct research on aging and to help identify and address issues facing older adults today and into the future.
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Should We Worry About COVID-19 Reinfection?
U-M expert discusses whether repeat cases of COVID-19 is bad news for vaccines.
Frustrated military patient talking with doctor
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Fragmented Care and IBD: Outcomes in U.S. Veterans
New research in veterans shows IBD outcomes suffer as a result of fragmented care.
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The Power of Caring: Forming a Circle of Support Around Suicidal Teens
In a TEDMED 2020 talk, a teen suicide expert describes findings about the important role adults have in supporting young adults at risk.
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U-M partners with NIH ACTIV Initiative for clinical trial of blood clotting treatments for COVID-19
The University of Michigan is one of several academic medical centers partnering with the National Institutes of Health on three adaptive clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of varying types of blood thinners to treat adults diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Making Back-to-School Decisions for Families with Underlying Health Conditions
Infectious diseases expert answer questions about safely returning to school, especially if a child or family member has a preexisting health condition.
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Is Surgery Necessary for Children with Appendicitis?
A new study shows that antibiotics may offer a non-invasive way to manage appendicitis for some kids.