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Immunocompromised people make up nearly half of COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations

An extra vaccine dose may help.
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Ditching tobacco for your surgery

Providers across Michigan took action to get their patients to quit smoking before going under the knife.
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Symptoms, like pain and fatigue, often cluster in newly diagnosed MS

Anxiety, depression, pain and fatigue often happen at the same time for patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Marijuana use associated with higher stroke, bleeding risks after heart procedures

Study finds some complications, but no significant difference in risk of death.
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Existing drugs kill SARS-CoV-2 in cells

Could the next therapy for COVID-19 already be at your local pharmacy?
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Short hospitalizations hit hard for COVID patients

Study hints at long-term health and financial impacts.
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Six ways to prevent your child from playing with fire

And what to do if they’re already misusing candles, matches, lighters and more.
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Study: Half of pediatric opioid prescriptions are “high risk”

The top 5% of prescribers account for half of opioid prescriptions and high risk prescriptions to children and young adults.
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Writing prescriptions and novels

As medical trainees get ready to hit the books this semester, a professor and surgeon says not to forget the importance of art and creativity.
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Dr. Lin’s Michigan Answer: A telehealth approach to mental health

As the fight to combat the spread of COVID-19 took center stage internationally, its effect on mental health slowly began to tighten its grip on many in quarantine. But an emerging tool — considered only a year ago by many to be impractical and too difficult to use — has now become widely accepted.
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Masks and the delta variant

Do masks work against the delta variant? If you’re vaccinated, do you need to wear a mask? As the COVID pandemic continues, CDC mask wearing guidance adapts to current conditions.
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Getting a shot at life

Although Karey Mushenski was reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, she did so before her lung transplant. That decision may have saved her life.
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Wearable temperature sensor provides early warning for complications in cancer patients

The device, which takes measurements every two minutes, was able to detect infection and cytokine release syndrome events several hours sooner than routine monitoring.
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For psoriasis, targeting skin protein may help control inflammation

For people with psoriasis, finding a way to reduce inflammation could be a game changer. A new U-M study provides hope for those living with the autoimmune disorder.
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Pumping iron: inhibition of key pathway promotes iron-dependent cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

Cell culture study maps mechanisms underlying a new potential strategy for killing pancreatic cancer cells through a type of cell death known as ferroptosis.