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News Release
Michigan Medicine statement on protest at Medical School white coat ceremony
Kristin Collier, M.D., was chosen as the keynote speaker for the 2022 White Coat Ceremony(link is external) based on nominations and voting by members of the U-M Medical School Gold Humanism Honor Society(link is external), which is composed of medical students, house officers and faculty.
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News Release
University of Michigan Health’s adult hospitals ranked best in Michigan and top 20 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report
University of Michigan Health’s adult hospitals were ranked best in Michigan and 17th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2022-2023. This prestigious honor measures excellence in patient care.
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Health Lab
The musician’s body
Professional musicians are athletes. That’s not just a metaphor — at least not for the speech pathologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, laryngologists, vocal coaches, and other providers who care for them.
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Health Lab
A shortage with a silver lining: A chance to reduce unneeded blood tests
Alert in doctors’ ordering system about scarce supplies leads to 29% drop in blood clotting tests; could provide model for other efforts to encourage wise use.
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Health Lab
Many older adults look beyond conventional medicine for help, but few talk to their doctors about it
Complementary, alternative and integrative medicine options are used by many senior adults but most don’t share this with their traditional doctors and nurses.
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Health Lab
Researchers find link between genetic mutations and cancer treatment resistance
Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma are resistant to commonly used treatments. Researchers are one step closer to understanding the genetic reason why.
Michigan Answers
LaKendra’s Michigan Answer: Liver transplant
Nine years into her elementary school teaching career, LaKendra Butler was ready for anything. But, after experiencing severe pain in her side, she learned she would need a new liver.
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Health Lab
Finding the right memory strategy to slow cognitive decline
A new study compares two popular forms of cognitive training that people often use to improve learning and memory.
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Michigan Answers
Bentley’s Michigan Answer: Life-saving care. Life-changing outcomes.
Marguerita Booth had never heard of a child being born with their organs on the outside of their body. And yet as she laid in the darkened room of her first ultrasound of her first pregnancy, she was suddenly introduced to a condition that surprisingly affects 1 in every 3600 babies.
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Health Lab Podcast
Patient Story: After a Heart Valve Replacement, "I Feel Much Stronger Now.”
One woman’s bicuspid valve was replaced, and aortic aneurysm repaired, after a period of doctor-led “watchful waiting.”
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Health Lab
As science searches for answers on depression, what should patients do today?
Serotonin’s precise role in depression is getting attention but SSRIs work for many, and basic neuroscience research goes far beyond ‘chemical imbalances.’
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Health Lab
What to know about the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
The latest COVID vaccine expands the list of effective options for coronavirus protection.
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Health Lab
Highlights from DDW
Crohn’s disease, FODMAP, SUN1 gene and more: Research updates from Michigan Medicine clinicians.
News Release
TRAILS school mental health program enters new chapter
On June 30, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan State Legislature demonstrated a continued commitment to youth mental health by including $50 million for TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) in the budget for fiscal year 2023.
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Health Lab
Patient deterioration predictor could surpass limits of traditional vital signs
The technology developed at the University of Michigan continuously uses data from a single electrocardiogram.