Health Lab Articles

Animals eating healthy at a holiday party
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5 Tips for a Healthier Holiday Party

Healthy holiday eating is possible by eating slowly, using smaller plates, or even eating before you go. See more tips on how to eat healthy at holiday parties.
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Why the Acute Care Model Needs a Checkup

Better acute medical care should be a health care reform and policy priority. See how the HHS & U-M are improving acute patient care delivery & unscheduled care.
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For Optimizing Patient Data, Track (and Share) Every Moment

Data have long proved to be a valuable asset in quality patient care. But data are useful only when shared among all parties involved — and at every step of the way.
A patient receiving cognitive behavioral therapy to help treat their irritable bowel syndrome
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Mental Health Therapy Can Help IBS, IBD Patients Manage

U-M psychologist is using cognitive behavioral therapy to help treat GI disorders like irritable bowel syndrome. Learn more about CBT for IBS & IBD treatment.
A collection of hospital wristbands signifying hospital readmission
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Study: Medicare Readmission Penalties Need to Weigh Socioeconomic Factors

U-M study shows patients’ race, income, & family support play a role in hospital readmission rates. See their recommendations for Medicare readmission penalties.
Nef proteins stopping healthy proteins form alerting the immune system of HIV
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The Quest for a True AIDS Cure — in a Coral Reef

Researchers identified a coral reef bacteria that targets the Nef protein made by HIV. Learn about potential AIDS & HIV treatments using marine actinomycetes.
Two ophthalmologists performing retinal detachment surgery
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What Is a Detached Retina?

A detached retina occurs when the retina is pulled away from the eye. See detached retina symptoms, causes, & treatment and when to get detached retina surgery.
A doctor sharing a cancer diagnosis with a patient
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Sharing the News of Cancer: Three First-Person Reflections

Delivering & receiving cancer diagnosis can be hard. Learn more about sharing bad news with three cancer diagnosis stories from patients, families, and doctors.
Graphic of heart and lungs depicting sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
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Fighting Sudden Death in Epilepsy Through Science

Researchers are studying the role SCN8A mutations & the sodium channel Nav1.6 play in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Learn more about SUDEP risk factors
Paige receiving treatment for her concussion & RSD
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A Team Approach to Concussion Care Changes One Athlete’s Outlook

Paige was suffering from RSD and concussion symptoms after a traumatic brain injury. See how U-M NeuroSport's concussion treatment improved her symptoms.
Doctors and asylum lawyers working with refugees
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For Refugees Seeking Asylum, Medical Exams Play a Vital Role

Immigration medical exams play a vital role for refugees seeking asylum. See what researchers learned when interviewing asylum lawyers about refugee medical exams.
Graphic of a heart and lungs with pulmonary hypertension
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Pulmonary Hypertension: Know the Signs, Causes and Treatments

What is pulmonary hypertension? Learn more about Pulmonary Hypertension from a cardiologist including PH symptoms, PH treatment, PM signs, and PM causes.
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Harbaugh Fund Helps Mott Patients Virtually Experience the Big House

Every C.S. Mott patient gets access to a cardboard virtual reality headset and an Bbox. Learn more about the Jim Harbaugh Foundation and U-M cardboard viewers.
Graphic of the early symptoms of lewy body dementia
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What Doctors Should Ask Patients to Recognize Lewy Body Dementia

Diagnosing lewy body dementia can be difficult. Learn about the early neurological symptoms of LBD including waning attention, muscle rigidity, & hallucinations.
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Mott's Proudest Milestones, 5 Years After New Hospital Opening

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital & Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital celebrate being open for 5 years. See a video of their proudest moments.