Kelly Malcom
Lead Research Communicator
Malcom is a lead research communicator for Michigan Medicine and research communications strategist for the U-M Medical School, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, and health and science writing. She covers the basic science departments, pulmonary and critical care medicine, infectious disease, pathology and anesthesiology. Contact: [email protected]
News Release
Michigan Medicine launches COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Michigan Stadium
Forced to close its gates to fans during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Big House will reopen to play a critical role in the efforts to quickly vaccinate as many people as possible.
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will Get Worse
New algorithm helps clinicians flag COVID-19 patients who need more care.
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Racially Biased Oxygen Readings Could Be Putting Patients at Risk
A new study finds pulse oximeters are less likely to give accurate readings in Black patients vs. white patients, with implications for COVID-19 treatment and beyond.
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The First Vaccines for COVID-19: What We Know So Far
COVID-19 vaccines are here. Michigan Medicine experts share what we know about how these mRNA vaccines work, their ingredients, their efficacy and their safety.
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1 in 5 Have Been Discriminated Against in the Healthcare Setting
In one of the first of its kind, a new study of health disparities shows that race is the most common form of discrimination in the healthcare setting.
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The Link Between Obesity and Puberty
New research in mice shows that the hormone leptin may be a culprit in early puberty linked to childhood obesity.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Volunteers Explain Why They Signed Up
COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers explain why they signed up.
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How the Polio Vaccine Virus Occasionally Becomes Dangerous
Genetic study of the live vaccine could help efforts toward eradication.
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Best Practices for Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with ARDS, COVID-19
A new review summarizes practices that lessen time on a ventilator and reduce deaths.
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COVID-19 Therapies: Where Are We?
An infectious disease expert discusses the latest treatments for COVID-19.
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How to Care for Someone with COVID-19
Three health specialists provide guidance for caring for COVID at home as well as after a hospitalization.
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Researchers Argue for a More Systematic Use of Mathematical Models To Study Neurotechnologies
Study calls into question rush to use brain stimulation technology to treat Parkinson's and pain disorders.
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How to Have a Safe Holiday Season During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Experts advise on how to celebrate without putting yourself, and your loved ones, at risk.
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Rare Urinary Condition in Women Gets New Guidance
Urinary issues can be common in women, and for people with female urinary stricture, most of the treatment guidance had been based on treatments for men, until now.
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Bad Bacteria Make Their Own Food to Colonize the Gut
How E coli. and other illness-causing bugs get past the microbiome’s defenses.
