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Jump in Employment Seen Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees, Especially the Most Vulnerable
Low income people enrolled in the Healthy Michigan Plan, a Medicaid expansion program, experienced a rise in employment and student status larger than the statewide average.
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Costs Getting in the Way of Care: 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, research on the health impacts of being uninsured helped build the momentum that led to the Affordable Care Act. But new research shows that accessing care is still unaffordable for many, even after the ACA.
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Sound On: 1-Year-Old Enjoys New World After Cochlear Implants
Two Michigan Medicine doctors find themselves on the other side of care after learning their baby was born deaf due to a common cold-like virus known as CMV. 
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New Protein Target Could Lead to Breakthrough in Kidney Injury Prevention
Researchers report endogenous immunotoxin that could potentially be used as biomarker for predicting kidney disease.
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Back Pain Procedure Leads to Opioid Use for Some
Filling an opioid prescription after lumbar radiofrequency ablation is a risky move.
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Innate Immune Activation Behind Asthma Attacks from Common Cold
Most asthma attacks in children are caused by viruses like the common cold. Michigan researchers get closer to explaining why.
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Lung Bacteria Predicts Outcomes in ICU
Findings point to new clinical tool to assess--and perhaps treat—patients.
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How Academic Medical Centers Came to Be
Institutions, called academic medical centers, combine patient care, medical and health sciences education and biomedical research. A brief history of their origins at the University of Michigan.
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What to Know About Low Carb Diets and Managing Your Diabetes
Although low carb diets are often prescribed for diabetes patients, you shouldn’t cut them out completely. A registered dietitian shares the benefits of carbs and offers a well-balanced recipe to try at home.
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Rise of the Robots: Study Shows Rapid Increase in Surgeons Opting for Robotic Help
Surge in robotic surgery in 2010s outpaces the evidence for its effects on patients and costs, researchers warn.
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The 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Should You Be Worried?
As the recent coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, continues to develop, Michigan Medicine experts share what we know so far, and provide helpful context and facts for this evolving situation.
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Follow the Right Path: A Traditional Vaccine Schedule
In light of recent infectious disease outbreaks, a Michigan Medicine expert discusses vaccine schedule fact versus fiction.
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Are Group II GBCAs Safe for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease?
Researchers at Michigan Medicine find that the per patient risk of using group II GBCA in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears to be less than 1%, though larger studies are still needed.
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Turning the Tables on Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain cancer with little treatment options available, but Michigan Medicine researchers are working in the lab to change that.
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Thyroid 101: Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid disease affects more than 20 million people. Know if you're at risk, signs to look for and what the treatment options are.