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Pediatric cardiologists discuss ways to reduce cardiac arrests in the ICU for children with heart conditions.
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IVF can be cost prohibitive. By expanding coverage, U-M has increased access to IVF for employees in all income brackets.
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A Michigan Medicine and VA physician calls for more clinicians at VA gospitals
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A new Healthy Aging Poll finds many older adults say they take leftover antibiotics without physician guidance, despite awareness of antibiotic resistance risks.
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Eye doctors reduce number of prescription opioids after cornea surgery with no negative impact on pain management.
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Treating newly diagnosed depression patients with antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy, or “talk therapy”, is roughly equal in cost and benefit when measured over the long term of five years.
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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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In an op-ed on resident wellness, one Michigan Medicine physician describes the changes needed to protect the well-being of medical trainees.
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A new Michigan Medicine study found that overdose prevention should include a focus on alcohol overdoses.
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Involving hysterectomy patients in their pain management decisions led to significantly decreased opioid prescriptions.
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New Michigan Medicine national healthy aging poll says older adults are wary of virtual medical visits.
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Long-term study on timeouts doesn’t find negative effects on kids or increased behavioral problems.
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Doctors at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital create the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium for congenital heart research.
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New research links hearing aids to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls in Medicare HMO patients.
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New National Poll on Health Aging finds few older adults don’t take key steps to stay safe and healthy during power outages, severe weather or evacuations.