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Teamwork saves lives: COVID-19 hospital network shares key lessons to improve care
Hospitals across Michigan pooled COVID-19 patient data to reduce variation and improve outcomes in care, including antibiotic use, mortality risk prediction and VTE prophylaxis.
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Personalized medicine, not X-rays, should guide common forearm fracture treatments in older adults
The new findings will guide future treatments of distal radius fracture.
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5 ways to reset your relationship with screens
Increased screen time was essential for survival during the COVID pandemic. Now that the world is reopening, how can we reestablish healthy boundaries for screen time at home?
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Online mental health intervention significantly helps the isolated, immunosuppressed during pandemic
Researchers say the support program could be extended to many patient populations.
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Survey assesses student mental health needs in Detroit schools
Surveys and other data from Detroit school students, parents and staff show a high rate of mental health issues before the pandemic. The results are informing efforts to improve outreach and services.
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‘Seizing a disruptive opportunity’ to improve gender equity in medicine
Women have borne a disproportionate burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, and women in medicine are no exception. Can we seize this disruptive opportunity to improve gender equity in medicine?
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A prescription to ward off cognitive decline – without medication
Exercise, mnemonic strategies, neuromodulation; A psychologist with expertise in dementia shares what the science tells about improving memory and thinking without drugs.
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Many surgery patients get opioid prescriptions, but many don’t need to, study suggests
Opioid pain medication carries risks
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Study shows when people with cerebral palsy are most likely to break bones
People with the condition risk fracture more than the general population, but the timing raises new questions.
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How the Pandemic Shaped One Man’s Cancer Journey
In 25 years, Chris Cauley had never taken two weeks off of work. As health services were shutting down because of COVID-19, he had to learn how to be a patient.
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Microscopic imaging without a microscope?
New technique visualizes all gene expression from a tissue.
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Poll finds risky drinking patterns in older adults during pandemic
Pandemic alcohol use has gotten a lot of attention but new poll data show problematic drinking by many older adults.
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Smokers needed angioplasty and stenting a decade before non-smokers
People with obesity also needed these common interventional cardiology procedures earlier than those who were not obese, in a new study from across the state of Michigan.
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Harnessing healthy behaviors to prevent dementia
Maintaining a healthy brain is another good reason people can take action on diet, blood pressure, exercise, alcohol, social interaction and more.
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Finding the rainbow in the storm: VA care for non-veterans with COVID-19
Non-veterans with COVID-19 found themselves in veterans’ hospitals during the past year, setting a precedent for future national crises.
