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Many Grandparents’ Medicines Aren’t Secure Enough Around Grandchildren
Many grandparents’ medicines aren’t secure enough around grandchildren, according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging.
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Does Anesthesia, Invasive Surgery Increase Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Risk?
Hesitation to put MS patients on the operating table, due to relapse risk, may have physicians delaying important surgeries unnecessarily.
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New Drug Therapy Could Mitigate Graves’ Eye Disease
Success of phase 3 trial evaluating teprotumumab for treatment of active thyroid eye disease (TED) brings drug closer to FDA approval.
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Efforts to Improve Health Care Value Should Focus on Doing the Right Thing
As health care providers push to reduce low-value care, they should put more emphasis on assessing unintended consequences, listening to patients and providers, and measuring outcomes, a U-M-led review finds.
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Reducing Overtesting in the Emergency Department Could Save Millions
A new study finds there’s excessive imaging testing being performed in the emergency department. A reduction could save millions in health care costs.
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‘Mystical’ Psychedelic Compound Found in Normal Brains
A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an increasingly popular hallucinogen.
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Scleroderma Support: Patients Find Help Online
A new website is helping patients with scleroderma learn more about the condition, how to manage their symptoms and self-advocacy strategies.
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Interpreters Ensure Equitable Health Care Access
Seeking medical treatment can be stressful, confusing and even dangerous with a language barrier. U-M’s interpreter services team strives to bridge the gap, despite recent political challenges.
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Newly Defined Cancer Driver is Fast, Furious and Loud
Researchers characterize three ways in which the gene FOXA1 mutates to trigger prostate cancer.
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Coping with PTSD During Fireworks Season
For victims of gun violence and veterans of war who have post-traumatic stress disorder, the Fourth of July holiday can be a stressful time of year.
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3D-Printed Device Allows Teen to Attend Prom Without Trach Tube
A U-M otolaryngology team has designed an innovative trach plug for patients who either no longer need a tracheostomy tube or require support only intermittently.
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By Cannibalizing Nearby Stromal Stem Cells, Some Breast Cancer Cells Gain Invasion Advantage
Cancer biologists and engineers collaborated on a device that could help predict the likelihood of breast cancer metastasis.
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‘M-RISE’ Research Program Aims to Prevent Brain Damage Caused by Cardiac Arrest
American Heart Association funding will allow Michigan Medicine to establish a leading research and training program with a focus on preventing brain damage caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Living with One Disease Is Hard Enough; Living with Many Can Be Far Worse
A new tool “scores” patients based on the impact of their multiple chronic conditions. The tool reveals that those with higher scores have faster memory loss, a higher suicide risk and a higher overall risk of death.
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Marschall Runge, M.D., Ph.D., reappointed as executive vice president for medical affairs, dean of the U-M Medical School
Runge’s new term was approved by the board of regents and will last from July 1 until June 30, 2025.