Jane Racey Gleeson has been a member of the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center’s communications team as a contributing writer for the past five years. She works with the team to produce targeted communications for a variety of Frankel CVC-related projects. Gleeson’s 30+ years in the technical communications field extends to custom publications, website development and integrated marketing for a variety of clients. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
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An expert-led course on sleep helps educate students about the importance of creating and maintaining good sleep habits for health and wellness.
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Biologic injections end up being the best treatment for treating severe asthma after having COVID for one patient.
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Young man with cystic fibrosis gets organ donation that changes his life
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Patient at Michigan Medicine finds treatment for venous disease, which drastically changes his life.
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Piotrowski consulted with a spectrum of doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors, each with a different recommendation for how to treat a herniated disc in the lower portion of his spine until he found one at Michigan Medicine recommending lumbar microdiscectomy, a procedure that involves small incisions to remove portions of the herniated disc and ease pressure on the spinal cord nerves.
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People with these two functional neurologic disorders often go misdiagnosed
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Moyamoya disease is a rare condition that can cause blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and increase the risk of stroke. Learn more about this chronic disease from U-M Health’s neurologist and neurosurgeon as they explain more about how it is diagnosed and treated.
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For a rare heart condition, finding and getting to the right team of specialists at Michigan Medicine saved her life, and her chance to have kids.
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From heart arrhythmias, high blood pressure and heart failure, mobile apps can provide a snapshot into heart disease
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Heart failure patients get back to a longer, more fulfilling life, thanks to VAD technology
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Courtney Weirauch didn’t know what lymphangioleiomyomatosis was – but she quickly learned about the rare lung condition and how it would impact her life.
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After years spent searching for the cause of her leg pain, the now 16-year-old is on the mend.
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Sethan Wilder’s cardiovascular issues began early in life and continued for many years until a heart transplant was his only option.
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A neurologist shares alternative treatments for chronic pain and the importance of steering clear of opioids.
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If you’re a performing artist, the things that put you at highest risk for injury are under your control.