Health Lab Articles

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Gout Treatment Guidelines Revamped After New Clinical Guidance

The updated 2020 guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology focus on establishing a standard treat-to-target urate lowering therapy.
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Is it Safe to Travel in the Age of COVID-19?

As lockdown restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic ease up across the country, health experts discuss travel and how to make vacationing as safe as possible during COVID.
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Even the Richest Americans Lag Behind the English on Health, Study Finds

Health disparities by income are stark among Americans, but also between Americans and English people of the same income level, according to a longitudinal study
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Rehabilitation Care is Needed for Many COVID-19 Patients

Patients recovering from COVID-19 may need physical and cognitive rehabilitation to help combat the damaging effects the novel coronavirus has on the body and mind.
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Camp Little Victors 2020: Nuts About Nature

Kids bored at home? This week’s activities will take you and your little ones into the great outdoors together.
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Yes, You Should Wear a Mask. Here’s How and Why

Wearing a mask, and wearing it properly, can help keep you safe from the coronavirus.
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Drug That Calms ‘Cytokine Storm’ Associated with 45% Lower Risk of Dying among COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators

Critically ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators who got tocilizumab in an observational study were 45% less likely to die.
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Most Adults Say They’ve Experienced Ageism, But Majority Still Hold Positive Attitudes Toward Aging

Ageism is a common experience, a new poll of older adults finds, but many people over 50 have a positive attitude toward aging.
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Medicaid Expansion Meant Better Health for Most Vulnerable Adults, U-M Study Finds

Medicaid expansion improved health of low-income Michigan residents, especially those who are Black, have multiple chronic conditions, or are well below poverty level.
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Woman Suffers 2 Heart Attacks in 3 Days Due to Rare Condition

After suffering a spontaneous coronary artery dissection, here’s what Morgan Drutchas wants other women to know. 
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Is COVID-19 Widening the Gender Gap in Academic Medicine?

A new study finds fewer women publishing COVID-related papers, especially in early days of pandemic.
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How Viruses and Bacteria Balance Each Other in the Gut Microbiome

New research shows bacterial viruses could offer a way of beneficially altering the gut microbiome for the treatment of disease.
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Doctors in the House: History of Medical Interns and Residents at Michigan Medicine

A look back at where the terminology stems from at U-M.
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New Drug Combo Shows Promise in Fight Against High Cholesterol

Adding certain drugs to your statin can reduce cholesterol levels better than taking a statin alone. Here, a Michigan Medicine doctor breaks it all down.
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Medical Training with a Side of Sleep Medicine

Current and former sleep medicine fellows discuss the flourishing subspecialty.