Jordyn Imhoff
(She/Her)
Imhoff was a previous Health Lab contributor and member of the public relations team.
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Study Cautions Against Catch-All Assumptions About LVADs
Michigan Medicine study investigates the effects of significant mitral regurgitation on patients after the implantation of a left ventricular assist device.
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Are You Properly Storing Your Breast Milk and Formula?
A Michigan Medicine lactation specialist breaks down guidelines to safely store, thaw and heat breast milk or formula.
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To Vape or Not to Vape?
Vaping and e-cigarettes have quickly become popular among teens today, but pulmonary expert, Wassim Walid Labaki, M.D., warns that vaping won’t mitigate risks to your health, and could be responsible for creating them.
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Using Marijuana to Treat Glaucoma
Now with recreational marijuana legalized in Michigan, it’s easier for glaucoma patients to substitute traditional treatment methods for a joint. But does it..
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Pain After Surgery: Addressing Emotional Trauma During Recovery
Physicians look for the safest, quickest and least invasive way to perform procedures, but does the recent opioid epidemic indicate that health care providers may be missing a crucial piece of the pain management puzzle?
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Partnership Guides New Approach to Acute Aortic Dissection
Upon uncovering that inadequate blood flow can be a more imminent, life-threatening problem than aortic rupture for some patients, doctors emerge with a new procedural method.
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What is cryptosporidium? The pool parasite outbreak causing panic
Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks are on the rise, and children are likely to be the ones dispersing the illness. Two U-M experts weigh in on how to prevent spreading this parasite.
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How to Manage Your Summer Rash
A Michigan Medicine dermatologist shares everything to know about heat rash symptoms, prevention, treatment and how to discern it from other skin conditions in disguise.
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Does Anesthesia, Invasive Surgery Increase Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Risk?
Hesitation to put MS patients on the operating table, due to relapse risk, may have physicians delaying important surgeries unnecessarily.
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Interpreters Ensure Equitable Health Care Access
Seeking medical treatment can be stressful, confusing and even dangerous with a language barrier. U-M’s interpreter services team strives to bridge the gap, despite recent political challenges.
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Tackling Torn Tendons
You don’t have to be an elite athlete to be at risk for torn tendons, and rates of injury seem to be on the rise.
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The Balancing Act of Managing Post-Op Pain
A U-M expert offers advice for patients for handling post-surgical pain and reducing the need for opioids.
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Study Explores Why Prostate Cancer Mortality is Higher in Black Men
The largest study of its kind finds societal factors and access to quality care, rather than genetics, underlies higher prostate cancer mortality rates for black men.
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Are Melatonin Supplements Safe?
A Michigan Medicine expert explains what we know and don’t know about the hormone supplement that’s growing in popularity.
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What You Should Know About E. Coli Outbreaks
The experts at Michigan Medicine break down what e. coli is, what causes an e. coli outbreak and what do you if you think you have been infected by the bacteria.
