Health Lab Articles

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Can CBD Help You Sleep?

A sleep psychologist says you should reconsider stocking up on CBD products for catching some zzz’s.
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How to Talk to Your Kids About COVID-19

They see the masks too. A pediatric psychologist offers five tips for parents on how to talk about the pandemic with their children.
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Why is Appendicitis Not Always Diagnosed in the Emergency Department?

A new study examines the factors associated with a potentially missed diagnosis of appendicitis in children and adults in the emergency department.
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Study Reveals a Delicate Dance of Dynamic Changes in the Conscious Brain

To study consciousness, Michigan Medicine researchers use anesthesia in an attempt to gain a better understanding of moment-to-moment changes in the brain.
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Flattening the Curve for COVID-19: What Does It Mean and How Can You Help?

History shows that taking strong steps now to slow the spread of coronavirus will help communities and individuals.
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Benign Brain Tumor Sets Extensive Health Challenges in Motion

After a benign brain tumor led to sudden seizures and ongoing complications, emergency surgeries performed by Michigan Medicine specialists helped to save one woman’s qualify of life.
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Hail to the Handwashers! A Musical Guide to Handwashing

There's an extra "song" after Hail to the Victors that you can delete. And I think you can delete 'properly' before "use hand sanitizer" . is thatenough?
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Young Woman’s Brain Aneurysm Leads to Remarkable Outcomes

After experiencing a life threatening brain hemhorrage, emergency aneurysm surgery at Michigan Medicine saved this one woman’s life.
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Michigan Medicine Celebrates Women in Medicine for International Women’s Day

Michigan Medicine Health Lab asked women at U-M how they're empowering the next generation of women for International Women's Day. These were their responses.
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How to Prepare for COVID-19

A lot of uncertainty still surrounds the evolving coronavirus outbreak. A Michigan Medicine expert offers nine practical things you can do to prepare yourself in the event that COVID-19 comes to your community.
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'It's Like You Have a Hand Again'

Michigan researchers develop an ultra-precise mind controlled prosthetic.
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Women Underrepresented on Cardiology Editorial Boards

Major U.S. and European cardiology journals lack female leadership, study shows.
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ACA Helped Make Health Insurance Access More Equal, But Racial and Ethnic Gaps Remain

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped close the gap in un-insurance rates among people of color and white Americans, but disparities remain.
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Confused About Michigan’s New Medicaid Work Requirement? Read This

Medicaid expansion work requirements in Michigan mean Healthy Michigan Plan members should pay attention to new rules.
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When and Why a Teen Should Start Seeing a Gynecologist

Key information from a gynecologist on when to schedule your teen daughter's first gyno visit.