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What is heart inflammation?
A Michigan Medicine cardiologist explains what heart inflammation is, how it affects the body and how it can be treated.
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18 COVID myths dispelled by experts
Misinformation about COVID has spread in tandem with the virus and its variants. Michigan Medicine experts debunk myths about COVID vaccines, testing, illness, treatments and more.
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5: What happens next?
An expert answers questions as the FDA considers authorizing a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5.
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Community violence, views of police drive youth firearm carriage
Over 65% of all violence-related deaths among kids and young adults across the country are caused by firearms.
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What comes after
A devastating loss sparked the creation of a supportive safe place for those dealing with mental health issues.
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High-risk antibiotic use common in nursing homes after hospitalization
Prescribing of drugs associated with C. diff infection and antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
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Mental health is an issue for people with spinal cord injury. Chronic pain makes it worse
Spinal cord injury can negatively impact mental health, but new findings show that chronic pain can make anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions worse for people living with spinal cord injury.
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The increased risk of heart disease in Black and Hispanic women
Cardiovascular disease is the most significant health risk impacting this population, yet, many don’t know it.
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Where mental health help is scarce, telehealth makes a big difference
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or bipolar disorder living in rural areas engaged well with telehealth-based telepsychiatry, though the one who received local psychotherapy completed more sessions
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Sleep problems pervasive and persistent among children with epilepsy
Pediatric experts from University of Michigan Health investigating the relationship between sleep and children with epilepsy find sleep concerns prevalent and often persist into adulthood.
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Prevention suffers when doctors drop out of Medicare’s ACO program
Older adults got less diabetes and cholesterol screening when their primary care practice or health system left the Shared Savings Program.
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Zane: The chimp who needed a hernia repair
How the Detroit Zoo and doctors helped a chimpanzee rejoin his community.
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The U.S. is failing to care for traumatic brain injury survivors, experts say
Patients with traumatic brain injury in the United States are at the mercy of an oversimplified and inadequate classification and health care system. Experts are calling for comprehensive investment and systemic overhaul for TBI care.
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Hybrid palliation allows critically ill baby to avoid heart transplant
Once on the heart transplant waiting list, the Michigan toddler’s heart now beats on its own.
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‘It’s being part of a group no one wants to be a part of’
The path to recovery after experiencing every parents’ worst nightmare: stillbirth.
