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What is Advanced Cancer?
The terms can be confusing — advanced cancer, metastatic cancer, late-stage cancer, stage 4 cancer, secondary cancer, recurrent cancer. Here’s what patients need to know.
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The COVID-19 Curve has Unflattened Fast. Now What?
COVID-19 cases are rising as measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus are relaxed. Medical historians who studied past pandemics share what it will take to reverse the spike.
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Contraception in Teens
Your pediatrician can help counsel your teen about sexual behavior, contraception methods and ways to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
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How to Speak to Children About Race
If you have been thinking about discussing race with your child, now may be the right time...
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Camp Little Victors 2020: Rainbow Fun
The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital’s virtual summer camp offers families loads of kid-friendly activities to follow.
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Study Suggests Method to Starve Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Rather than attacking cancer cells directly, new cell-model research probes weaknesses in pancreatic cancer’s interactions with other cells to obtain nutrients needed for tumor growth.
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Lessons From the 1918 Pandemic: A U.S. City’s Past May Hold Clues
A medical historian says striking similarities exist between how we reacted a century ago, and how we’re responding now.
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COVID-19 and Teletherapy May Be Changing How Much You Know About Your Therapist
With the coronavirus risk, many therapy sessions have moved online to video calls.
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How Telemedicine Improves In-Person Care: A Vascular Surgery Patient’s Story
David Wallace’s virtual visits weren’t only more convenient, they led the way to urgent surgery when experts had no time to waste.
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Barriers to Addiction Care Fell Because of COVID-19. Now the Challenge is Keeping Them Down
Telemedicine for addiction treatment used to be uncommon. But the changes in health policy from COVID-19 could change that forever.
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Dropping the Ball: Post ICU, Many Patients Not Getting the Correct Meds
A new study finds that prescription drugs given in the ICU should be reevaluated after patient discharge to avoid continuing medication habits that were meant to be temporary.
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How Diabetes and Obesity Affect the Brain
Through a Q&A, a physician-scientist explains his latest research in the area
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A Moment of Pride: Resources That Serve the LGBTQ+ Community
Members of Michigan Medicine’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee discuss resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
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The World of Cardiac Rehab: An Insider’s Perspective
With the cardiac rehab clinic now open following the COVID-19 shutdown, one participant shares her thoughts on its benefits and the value of patient camaraderie.
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Teen Athlete Undergoes Brain Surgery During Pandemic
A high school volleyball player didn’t know her episodes of nausea were seizures caused by a tumor in her temporal lobe. But when she finally got cleared for surgery, COVID-19 struck.
