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For Breast Cancer, When Does Worry Outweigh Risk?
A University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center study found 25 percent of low-risk patients substantially overestimated their risk of distant recurrence.
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How a Healthy Gut Could Lead to Better Bone Marrow Transplants
A study at the University of Michigan suggests we can prevent graft-versus-host disease by bolstering the amount of the microbiome-derived metabolite butyrate.
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The Heart You Take with You
Advancing medical technology has allowed the University of Michigan to equip a patient with a portable total artificial heart that weighs just 13 pounds.
A woman taking a sleep apnea test at home
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When Is a Home Sleep Apnea Test Appropriate?
Determining whether or not a home test for sleep apnea is appropriate is a nuanced decision, explore the pros and cons of sleep apnea home tests in this article from University of Michigan Medicine.
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How Radiation Therapy Is Becoming More Personal
Advances in medical technology allow the team at the University of Michigan Cancer Center to monitor patient's tumors in real-time during radiation therapy.
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How Smarter Insurance Design Can Curb Sickness and Cut Costs
Value-based insurance design (V-BID) is an alternative to traditional medical insurance. V-BID allows patients to pay less for important treatments.
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A Drug Makes Stem Cells ‘Embryonic’ Again
University of Michigan Medical School scientists have developed a drug that could allow stem cells to become any type of cell in the body.
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The Doctor Will Text You Now
Young women who received text reminders were three times as likely to receive follow-up care compared to the ones who received paper discharge instructions.
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Stowaway Superbugs Cling to Senior Patients’ Hands
A study done at a PAC facility in Southeast Michigan revealed that one in four seniors is bringing along stowaways from the hospital to their next stop.
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For Kidney Transplants, Timing Is Everything
New medical research from the University of Michigan shows about one-third of patients with transplants received their new kidney before starting dialysis.
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Early Detection, Early Treatment for Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C treatments are highly effective early in the course of the disease. The success rate is lower when diagnosis occurs in the late stages of cirrhosis.
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A New Weapon for Fighting Children's Brain Tumors
New healthcare innovation from the University of Michigan Medical School could help children with brain cancer by limiting the creation of the ATRX protein.
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Giving Birth — An Athletic Event?
By applying a sports medicine eye to labor and delivery recovery, a team of U-M Health System scientists finds never-before-detected fractures and injuries.
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Decoding Cancer: A Personalized Approach Targets Genetics
Using DNA and RNA for Cancer Treatments |Michigan Health Lab
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Fast & Sharp: Hospitals Get Relief Through Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion brought a 50 percent drop in uninsured hospital stays in expansion states. Hospitals in non-expansion states are finding little relief.