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Special Education: The Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
An Individual Education Plan, or IEP, is used by public schools to provide specialized, tailored education services for children with disabilities...
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Stomachache
Abdominal pain, or stomachache, affects almost all children at some point during childhood. There are many possible causes of abdominal pain...
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Got IBD? A Clinical Trial May Be Right for You
A gastroenterologist explains how patients with active inflammatory bowel disease can get early access to newer, potentially better treatments — for free.
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How the Sex Talk Differs for Young Adults with Cancer
A new study finds potential to help adolescents and young adults transition to healthy sex lives after cancer treatment ends.
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Calming Essential Tremor with Deep Brain Stimulation
After years of troublesome hand tremors, an active retiree finally found relief. Learn about the procedure that helped him regain function.
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General Internal Medicine: A Path That Leads to Many More
They’re helping create the future of medicine through research, clinical care, education and public policy. What do they have in common? A start as general internists.
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DIPG Tumor Patterns Offer New Insight on Survival
Learn the overlooked key factor in DIPG prognosis for kids with DIPG cancer of the brain
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Who Might Benefit from Immunotherapy? Study Suggests Possible Marker
PD-L1 in cells within the tumor microenvironment and lymph nodes may matter more than PD-L1 in tumors, researchers report in a new study.
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Flu Can Be Deadly for Older Adults. So Why Don’t We Do More to Protect Them?
When you get a flu shot, it helps protect those around you, including those at risk of dangerous flu complications. A new poll highlights the importance of such protection.
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Does an Enlarged Aorta Always Mean Surgery?
A Michigan Medicine vascular surgeon shares vital information about monitoring and treating aortic aneurysm.
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Doctors Who Specialize in Not Specializing: Key to Medicine's Future
General internal medicine physicians are prime drivers of high-quality clinical care, education, research and innovation — which is why U-M faculty say more students should consider the path.
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Tackling Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Head On
Learn about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including causes, symptoms and treatment approaches offered at Michigan Medicine's Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Clinic.
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In Chronic Disease Care, Family Helpers Are Key, But Feel Left Out
Read how in chronic disease care family and friends are more of health supporters, and how physicians and policymakers should consider chronic disease care that includes health supporters.
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Study: Weight Loss Reduces Pain Far Beyond Load-Bearing Joints
Read how people with obesity can reduce pain and other comorbid conditions - like depression - with weight loss.
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How Losing Weight Can Relieve a Host of Painful Problems
The benefits of losing weight are documented in this latest study lead by a Michigan Medicine research investigator