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Michigan Health Lab Turns 5
A thank you to the readers, and look back at the most read story of each year since our launch five years ago.
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How One Virtual Program Changed the Anatomical Sciences
A team of experts developed an innovative medical education program via a remote learning platform.
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New Technology Predicts ICU Need for COVID-19 and General Ward Patients
The predictive analytic outperformed two similar technologies.
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Online master’s degree focuses on improving health care quality and safety
Health professionals now have a flexible 12-month path to earn a leading edge health improvement focused degree.
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When COVID Dealt Struggling Medical Students Another Blow, the Shield Fund Provided a Lifeline
A student who’d been helped stepped up along with faculty members to pay it forward.
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New Algorithm Uses Online Learning for Massive Cell Data Sets
The method enables researchers to analyze millions of cells with the amount of memory found on a standard computer.
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Parenting Conflicts May Stall Career Growth for Physician Moms
Study finds that physician parents often turn down career-advancing opportunities and aren’t comfortable discussing work-family conflicts with leaders. How pandemic-era changes may help.
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Virtual “Urgent Care” May Lead to Higher Rates of Downstream Follow-Up Care, Study Suggests
Direct-to-consumer telehealth is a growing industry, especially for urgent care after business hours, but it may not prevent downstream appointments as much as hoped.
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Who Gets a Shot First?
While supplies are limited, experts ponder how to get the COVID-19 vaccines to those who need them most.
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Researchers Examine Impact of Telehealth Adoption Among Michigan Primary Care Providers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study assesses the relationship between telehealth use among primary care practices across the state and preventable ER visits and hospitalizations.
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Healthcare Via Video: The New Normal?
Physicians, patients regard information delivery, clinic visits via video as comparable to face-to-face interactions, according to two U-M Department of Family Medicine studies.
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Match Day, and Trusting the Process
A 4th-year medical student looks back on her four years at Michigan.
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RNA Research Brings Hope to Millions with Rare Diseases
A human genetics investigator discusses new RNA research developments that may aid in treating and preventing rare genetic diseases.
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COVID-19 Becomes Focus of Medical Student’s CNN Internship
For Gina Yu, her initial exposure to the pandemic wasn’t from the bedside, but from within the media news storm.
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Applying Extended Reality Technologies to Rounds
A fast-tracked collaboration leads to an innovative modality for bringing learners into patient rooms, and sharing best practices and findings with far-flung colleagues.