Health Lab Articles
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“Fat Shaming” Won’t Solve Obesity. Science Might.
Fat shaming won’t solve obesity, but science could help. Michigan Medicine rounds up research papers and articles to show why treatment can’t adopt the “one size fits all” approach.
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Prostate Cancer Patients Can Pursue Healthy Sex Lives After Surgery
Prostate cancer patients can now pursue healthy sex lives/sexual relationships after surgery
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7-Year-Old Receives New FDA-Approved Retina Gene Therapy
Gene therapy may prevent blindness from rare eye disease Leber congenital amaurosis.
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What All Parents Should Consider Before Letting Teens Ride with Teens
Dr. Marie Snodgrass gives actionable safety tips parents can use when talking to their teens about driving with other teens.
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“Timeouts” Not Associated with Long-Term Negative Effects in Children
Long-term study on timeouts doesn’t find negative effects on kids or increased behavioral problems.
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Breaking Down Barriers in the Fight Against Congenital Heart Disease
Doctors at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital create the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium for congenital heart research.
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Educational Handover: Helping Medical Students Transition into Residency Programs
Medical educators propose a plan to help medical school students succeed in residency programs.
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Harnessed to Reliably Create Embryo-like Structures
Researchers develop new way to reliably create induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) colonies from adult tissue.
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5 Ways to Banish Homework Battles
Find out how to get your kids to do homework without a fight and build good homework habits early with these five tips for parents from Michigan Medicine.
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Old Drugs in Your Medicine Cabinet? Here’s What to Do with Them
Prescription drug take back events are the best way to properly dispose of unused medications.
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While Waiting for 5-Organ Transplant, Little Victor Travels to Washington
Five-year-old’s family shares importance of prioritizing children’s health to lawmakers on Capitol Hill during Speak Now for Advocacy Day.
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Tackling Emergencies: 6 Scenarios Every Parent and Coach Should Prepare for
Physicians share advice on how parents and coaches can best handle, and avoid, any curveballs thrown their kid or athlete’s way.
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Hearing Aids Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia, Depression and Falls, Study Finds
New research links hearing aids to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls in Medicare HMO patients.
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Many Older Adults Aren’t Fully Prepared for Emergency Situations, Poll Finds
New National Poll on Health Aging finds few older adults don’t take key steps to stay safe and healthy during power outages, severe weather or evacuations.
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Bigger Spend, Same End: Post-Hospital Care Study Suggests Medicare Could Save Money
A new study finds traditional Medicare spends much more on post-hospital care for people in their 60s than private insurance, but it doesn’t keep patients from being readmitted to the hospital.
