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Signs your child's speech and language development is on track

Speech and language development is an essential part of development, here are ways to you tell if your child is on track.
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Parents, Perk Up to the Dangers of Caffeine for Teens

Get the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation for how much caffeine a teenager can have and learn about caffeine's undesirable side effects on teens.
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How does living liver donation work? 6 things to know

Six things to know about live liver donation, and how a live liver transplant is a growing form of transplantation for patients with liver disease.
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Study: Ketamine Doesn’t Affect Delirium or Pain After Surgery

Ketamine is used increasingly during surgery to reduce pain during recovery. A recent study questioned the efficacy of this common practice.
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Swift Stroke Treatment One Woman’s Key to Returning to an Active Life

Stroke survivor Katherine Jones shares how early identification of stroke symptoms and quick medical attention was key to returning to her active lifestyle.
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5 Basics to Know About Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease

Get the latest information on bicuspid aortic valve disease, including causes, risk factors, treatment approaches and life expectancy from Michigan Medicine.
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Can Parents’ Tech Obsessions Contribute to a Child’s Bad Behavior?

Learn more about a new study that examines the association between digital technology interruptions to parent-child time and greater child behavior problems.
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Think You’re Having a Stroke? Every Minute Counts

If you think you are having a stoke every minute counts. Get information on the signs and symptoms of a stroke and learn how they are treated from Michigan Medicine.
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ATS 2017 Wrap-Up: Rapid Sepsis Treatment, Predicting Mortality After the ICU and More

The annual American Thoracic Society International Conference wrapped up this week. Here’s a look at some of the newest research and stories from this year’s conference.
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Study Implicates Two Genetic Variants in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Development

Researchers report a key protein is affected during heart valve formation, in the first genomewide study of bicuspid aortic valve.
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Don’t Let These 7 Dangerous Foods Spoil Your Picnic

These 7 foods, when not handled properly, can be a food safety nightmare at your BBQ or picnic. Learn how to picnic safely all summer long.
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Depression and Cancer: Why Emotional Care Is Key During Treatment

Emotional distress and depression associated with cancer can be debilitating for patients and their families, learn what signs to look for and what treatments can help.
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Revealed: How a Virus Tricks Cells into Helping It Build an Invasion Route

Polyomavirus harnesses cellular “motors” to bring together the supplies that can build a portal for itself, researchers show.
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Largest Psoriasis Meta-Analysis to Date Yields New Genetic Clues

Learn more about the most recent study from U-M’s long-standing psoriasis work, a new study that builds on the genetic architecture of psoriasis, the next step toward answering what in the genes causes the disease.
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How Quick Thinking (and High-Tech Treatment) Saved a Stroke Patient

Learn about a cutting edge minimally invasive stroke treatment procedure, endovascular thrombectomy, and hear how it saves one Belleville woman's life.