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Addressing the Cumulative Cost of COVID-19 for Communities of Color
Two translational research social scientists offer six practical solutions to follow.
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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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Despite Pandemic, Most Older Adults Haven’t Recorded Their Health Wishes
Advance care planning, including living wills and powers of attorney, can help older adults express their health care wishes. The pandemic offers a chance for families and providers to have these conversations. 
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Virtual Visits for New Surgery Patients Rose Quickly but Fell Sharply
Study of telehealth use for new-patient appointments shows trends in 2020 and comparison with 2019
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People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price
The deadly third wave of the 1918 flu shows what can happen when society prematurely returns to pre-pandemic life, a medical historian cautions.
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COVID-19 Antibody Tests, Even Rapid Finger Pricks, are Effective, New Study Finds
A new study finds antibody tests, including rapid finger prick tests, effective in determining previous COVID-19 infection.
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COVID and the Heart
What clinicians want you and your loved ones to know.
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The Non-Veteran Experience at VA hospitals
Non-Veterans admitted to VA hospitals in Southeast Michigan during the pandemic's surge had were overwhelming positive experiences, one study found.
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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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Research Group Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target for Lupus
Inhibiting IRE1α, a molecule activated by the endoplasmic reticulum in neutrophils, counters disease progression in lupus mice
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Military Microbiologists With a Surprising Connection
 Meet the University of Michigan grads on the frontlines of the pandemic working to protect the nation's military.
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One in 10 Older Adults Have Gotten a “Pandemic Pet,” Poll Finds
People over 50 have been getting pandemic puppies, dogs and cats, and other companion animals, in 2020 and early 2021, according to a new poll.
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Wanting the Pandemic to be Over is Not Enough
As vaccination continues, the power of masks and distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus is still critical to reducing disease and death from COVID-19
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MIS-C: The COVID-Related Condition Parents Need to Know About
A pediatrician answers parents’ questions about the COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome, MIS-C.
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What Will Future Historians Say About COVID-19?
Research on the history of pandemics shaped COVID-19 response, and studying the current pandemic could help reduce future death tolls.