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Older Adults with Cerebral Palsy Need More, Receive Less Physical Therapy for Painful Medical Conditions
The findings reveal a significant burden on a clinically underserved population.
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Pandemic Shows Essential Role of ECT Treatment for Severe Depression
Electroconvulsive therapy or ECT for severe depression and catatonia is an aerosol-generating procedure but new data show it should be allowed to continue in pandemics as an essential procedure.
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What a Mini Stroke Is, and Why You Need To Act FAST
The signs of a TIA to watch for and how to handle the urgent situation.
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Coping with Anxiety as Mask Mandates Lift
No-mask anxiety and concerns about returning to ‘normal’ life even after COVID vaccination are affecting many as CDC guidelines change to allow fewer pandemic restrictions.
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Escape from Oblivion: How the Brain Reboots after Deep Anesthesia
How does the brain wake up after anesthesia? A new study illuminates our understanding of how our brains come back to consciousness after being put under.
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Dr. Cunnane’s Michigan Answer: First in Michigan to offer the world’s smallest pacemaker
Using technology so small that it could sit on a nickel, Michigan Medicine became the third hospital in the world to surgically implant the world’s tiniest pacemaker, known as the Micra AV, into a patient’s heart.
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Tiara and Schvon’s Michigan Answer: A second chance and a new friendship
Sometimes, remarkable things happen in the most challenging of circumstances. For Tiara Johnson and Schvon Wadlington, this meant finding a new best friend dealing with the same serious medical condition.
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Sherry’s Michigan Answer: The sound of overcoming a tumor
In fall of 2019, 54-year-old Sherry Seamon of New Lothrop, Michigan was living a normal, healthy life. But over the course of a few weeks, she began to experience subtle hearing loss in her left ear.
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Dr. Isom’s Michigan Answer: Ending epilepsy in children
Over the last 26 years Dr. Isom has led a team of researchers who have worked diligently to solve the puzzle behind Dravet syndrome, a deadly type of pediatric seizure disorder that carries a high risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).
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Deep Learning Algorithm Detects Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Expert-Level Accuracy
The algorithm analyzes chest x-rays to detect this common, but under-recognized, critical illness syndrome.
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COVID Vaccines and Kids: 20 Things to Know
As COVID vaccines become available to children ages 12-15, experts answer parents’ top questions about COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents and teens.
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Nearly Half of COVID-19 Patients Left Hospital in Worse Physical Condition
The results fill in a knowledge gap about how patients recover from the disease.
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Adults Unmasked: What That Means for Unvaccinated Kids
Until kids 12 and under can get vaccinated against COVID-19, what are the rules for them wearing masks and social distancing?
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Treatment Barrier Falls, but More Remain, for People with Opioid Issues
Medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder including addiction has required special prescriber training and certification. Biden administration policy changes that.
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Vast Under-Treatment of Diabetes Seen in Global Study
Diabetes care should include medication to reduce blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure, and counseling on diet, weight and exercise. But few people in developing nations receive all of this.
