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Kidney disease is a problem for cerebral palsy patients. Why are doctors missing it?
Researchers say new measures of kidney function are needed for people with the condition, which is caused by damage to, or malformation of, the developing brain.
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Many older Americans plan to take long trips soon, but may alter plans if COVID spikes at their destination
Many seniors plan to travel for the holidays and take long vacations in 2022 but need to keep COVID, telehealth rules and other health needs in mind.
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The drive to find a bone marrow donor
Ryder Washington needs a bone marrow transplant. But the five-year-old, like many other African-Americans, doesn’t have any matches in the national bone marrow registry. His parents are out to change that.
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Using miniature heart tissues to study how the heart beats
Preclinical research allows for a more efficient analysis of heart conditions.
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Medical training takes a mental toll, but less of one than it did a decade ago
First-year medical residents, called interns, still face a high rate of depression but duty hour reductions in GME and better access to mental health care may have reduced their risk in the last decade.
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When donating blood is ‘the kindest thing you can do’
Blood transfusions were the only thing that helped Connor Burke cope with the fatigue of his chemotherapy. Now, amid a national blood shortage, he’s encouraging more people to donate blood
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Androgen hormones may exacerbate sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes
A pre-clinical study explores the role of hormones in the COVID-19 vascular damage that’s generally worse in men than in women.
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Understanding how frailty in children with heart conditions may influence outcomes
A third of children and adolescents who underwent a complex procedure for a severe congenital heart condition were identified as frail.
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Comparing outcomes between therapies for babies with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Researchers look at whether the type of surgical shunt used in newborns with complex heart disease makes a difference by the time they’re adolescents.
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Coronavirus lurks and lingers in nursing home patients’ rooms
Rigorous surface cleaning needed to reduce chance of spread to unvaccinated and vaccinated-but-vulnerable patients, staff and visitors
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Doctoring and parenting in a pandemic: Women bore the brunt
Women who are doctors and parents made more changes and experienced greater depression and anxiety during the pandemic than men who are physician-parents.
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100 years of insulin
An endocrinologist discusses the history of the life saving drug and its importance in diabetes management.
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Side effects of radiation therapy reduced when computer optimizes treatment, study finds
A multi-center study found that breast cancer patients experienced less pain and skin irritation when a more complex form of treatment planning was used for radiation.
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Merriah and Melliah’s Michigan Answer: From premature birth to a bright future
For Merrick and Mychal, the news that they’d be having fraternal girls with an expected delivery date of Christmas Day 2020 made the news even more exciting. But, to everyone's surprise, that delivery came early.
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Can talking to kids during TV time buffer screen time effects on development?
A new study suggests that talking with children during TV time may help stimulate overall curiosity and aid in early childhood development.