New research studying the effects of air pollution on the kidneys reveals environmental pollutants like PM2.5 can increase your risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Read about new stem cell research that reveals how an SCN1A gene mutation in patients with Dravet syndrome may be the cause of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP).

Learn the causes and treatments for SCAD, the leading cause of heart attacks in women younger than 50, pregnant women and new mothers.

Making patients’ medication costs more affordable helps ensure compliance, a new study shows. And the investment can avoid costlier care in the future.

An adolescent medicine physician offers tips on handling the big question — and how to address issues of safety and self-restraint.

Learn about treating nerve pain caused by chemotherapy, including how the antidepressant duloxetine may help cancer patients find relief and reverse neuropathy.

Learn about biologic injections for asthma, including how they work, who may benefit from them, and the risks associated with these new asthma medications.

Severe traumatic brain injury treatment based on brain tissue oxygen levels might help patients have better recoveries. BOOST 3 trials will begin in 2018.

New evidence shows CPR gives VAD patients in cardiac arrest a higher chance of survival. Previously CPR on patients with a ventricular assist device was discouraged.

A study of nine hospitals finds response plans to in-house cardiac arrests vary widely between facilities. See what sets top centers apart.

Learn about the new Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) at U-M and find out how they aim to improve aging with a long term disability.

In a small pilot study, home-delivered, low-sodium meals after hospital discharge helped some heart failure patients avoid hospital readmission.

Newborn screening is the first step toward diagnosis, but the next phase of testing can take many months with high costs involved according to a survey.

New Medicaid work requirements rules in several states mean low-income people will have to work, or prove they’re too unhealthy to work.

Learn how a comprehensive Michigan Medicine wellness program helped an ailing patient develop healthful habits and a new outlook on life.