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Who Gets Depressed Under Intense Stress? Genetic Risk Prediction Shows Promise
Medical residents called interns serve as a test population to show the promise of a predictive genetics tool called a polygenic risk score in depression risk and resilience.
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Gabapentinoids Appear Increasingly to be Prescribed, Off-Label, for Cancer Pain
Michigan Medicine research finds one narcotic alternative prescription had a two-fold increase despite unclear evidence of benefit for cancer pain.
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How Opt-Out Donation Could Affect U.S. Waiting Lists
Organ donation must increase to meet the current need of patients awaiting transplants. A “presumed consent” organ donor model could help.
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Gamified Childhood: Are Digital Devices Replacing Traditional Playtime?
Screen time can be at odds with the benefits of traditional playtime for both kids, and the parent-child relationship.
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5 ways to manage politically induced stress
A Michigan Medicine psychiatrist offers strategies for how to be mindful of depression and anxiety symptoms around the topic of politics.
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Advancing Early Cancer Detection Methods
A University of Michigan obtains a NIH grant to support an advanced imaging strategy to improve methods for early cancer detection.
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See the Big House and save a life during University of Michigan donor event
Join one of the largest single-day blood drives on the University of Michigan campus and register as an organ and tissue donor during Be a Hero at the Big House, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 10, 2019
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Across Michigan this Saturday, a chance to get risky medications out of homes and into safe disposal
People across Michigan can dispose of unneeded medications this Saturday at more than 80 locations across 46 Michigan counties and in northern Indiana that have partnered with a U-M team that's working to fight a national epidemic prescription drug misuse and abuse, and reduce the risk of accidental poisoning and overdose.
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Sequencing Plays Role in Treating High Risk Pediatric Brain Tumors
Michigan Medicine’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital experts make special sequencing tests routine in treating high risk pediatric brain tumors.
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Why It’s Important to be an Active Support Coach
Michigan Medicine experts explain why support coaches, or caregivers, are playing a more prominent role than ever in a patient’s successful recovery after surgery.
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Ophthalmology Boot Camp Helps Cultivate and Develop Skills of Residents
A Michigan Medicine Kellogg Eye Center ophthalmology course provides hands-on learning to help prepare medical students transitioning into residency.
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Three U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine, one of nation’s highest honors for health researchers
Three University of Michigan professors are among 100 U.S. and international researchers elected today to the National Academy of Medicine. Rebecca Cunningham, M.D., James Dalton, Ph.D., and Gabriel Nuñez, M.D. join 53 other current and emeritus U-M faculty, and living former faculty, in the prestigious society.
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National Poll: Half of parents have declined kids’ playdate invites
The new school year often leads to playdate invitations, sometimes between families who don’t know each other.
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7 Questions All Parents Should Ask Before a Playdate
For playdates, one Michigan Medicine Mott pediatrician advises what every parent should ask to help everyone feel safe and comfortable.
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It’s Time to Get Serious About Resident Wellness
In an op-ed on resident wellness, one Michigan Medicine physician describes the changes needed to protect the well-being of medical trainees.