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Screen saver: Why too many patients get liver tests they don’t need

Read perspective from a University of Michigan researcher on how too many liver tests at once may lead to unneeded worry, biopsies and costs.
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Thanks to Hit TV Show, One Boy’s Rare Disease Not So ‘Strange’

The condition that affects a young “Stranger Things” actor has recently captured public attention. It also has inspired a child with the same condition.
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Study Finds Not All Women Get Appropriate Care for Cervical Cancer

Learn more about the findings from a study analyzing records from 16,195 patients treated between 2004 and 2012 for locally advanced cervical cancer.
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Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment Gives Barber a New Look

A barber was faced with giving up his beloved profession because of severe pain from PAD. How a Michigan Medicine team helped him get back to work.
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Prostate Cancer and Hereditary Risk: A Doctor Explains the Connection

Some genetic mutations linked to breast cancer also can affect men, but in a different way. A Michigan Medicine urologist explains the connection.
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Exploring the Cause of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection, in a Quest to Stop It

Exploring the Cause of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection, in a Quest to Stop It
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‘Everything Pointed to Michigan’: Treating a Rare Cancer from a Distance

What do you do when you’re diagnosed with an ultra-rare disease? For one patient, the answer was simple: Find the experts and never give up.
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Advocating for Her Own Rare Disease: Andra’s Story

After being diagnosed with a rare endocrine disease, Andra Stratton was dismayed to find little information about the condition. So she started a foundation for others also affected and seeking answers.
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Opinion: Inmates Are Excluded from Medicaid; Why That Needs to Change

A federal law prohibiting prisoners from receiving Medicaid often results in low-quality health care and undue financial burden on states. It also can hinder an inmate’s successful re-entry into society.
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Bacteria in Your Lungs? New Microbiome Study Shows How They Get There

Read about a new lung microbiome study reviewing new research on bacteria in lungs and how it got there, and what happens to the and our bodies as a result.
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Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: How Doctors Use it and Adjust for Treatment

Insulin therapy for type 2 Diabetes requires frequent dosage adjustments. Here’s how type 2 diabetes patients work with their doctors to manage glucose levels.
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Study: Two-Thirds of Clinicians Lack Knowledge of Diabetes-Related Foot Complication

Learn more about a recent survey which found that a majority of doctors who are not foot specialists don’t know enough about charcot foot damage.
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‘Not Just a Man’s Disease’: Why Women Need to Care About Heart Health

Despite heart disease being the No. 1 cause of death in women worldwide, only 1 in 5 women considers heart disease as her greatest risk.
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Low-Salt Diets for Heart Failure Patients: a Recipe for Success?

Explore and understand how sodium intake can affect heart failure patients differently, including potential risks associated with restricting sodium.
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Genetic Defect Makes Cardiac Care a Family Affair

Eight members of a family tested positive for a genetic defect that can lead to deadly aortic disease. Michigan Medicine has helped them stay well for nearly a decade.