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]
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How Viruses and Bacteria Balance Each Other in the Gut Microbiome
New research shows bacterial viruses could offer a way of beneficially altering the gut microbiome for the treatment of disease.
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Dropping the Ball: Post ICU, Many Patients Not Getting the Correct Meds
A new study finds that prescription drugs given in the ICU should be reevaluated after patient discharge to avoid continuing medication habits that were meant to be temporary.
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Could the Cure for IBD Be Inside Your Mouth?
Can poor oral health cause IBD? New research shows oral hygiene may be directly linked not only to the worsening of the inflammatory illness, but may even be the cause of systemic disease.
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Looking to Mouse, Macaque and Human Germ Cells for New Insight into Infertility
Researchers are comparing the way genes are expressed in thousands of these sperm-forming cells in mice, macaques and humans to look for similarities and differences. This comparison provides clues about how sperm has evolved in mammals.
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Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 Face Significant Financial Effects in Recovery
COVID-19 has intensified the need for crucial health policy changes to protect patients from financial toxicity resulting from overwhelming medical bills associated with ARDS
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Deerfield commits up to $130M to commercialize drug discovery at the University of Michigan
A new partnership between the University of Michigan and health care investment firm Deerfield Management Co. will create a company to commercialize therapeutic projects that hold promise in solving unmet medical needs.
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Staying Summer Safe During the Pandemic
Five ways to reduce your risk of COVID-19 over the holiday weekend and beyond.
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At-Risk Older Women Aren’t Discussing Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence with Clinicians
New study points to a missed opportunity to improve quality of life for many women with incontinence.
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What the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Reveals
Researchers are mapping the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to better understand how the novel coronavirus behaves.
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Racial Disparities in the Time of COVID-19
Black Americans have experienced a vastly disproportionate death rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, acutely magnifying the racial disparities and health inequities that affect communities of color.
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Caring at a Distance: Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has required an unprecedented ramp up in telehealth capabilities. Now, telehealth is offering more peace of mind in a stressful time to expecting parents and others in need of non-urgent medical care.
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COVID-19: Behind the Scenes of Testing
Duane Newton, Ph.D., director of the clinical microbiology laboratory at Michigan Medicine, explains the challenges of COVID-19 testing and how U-M is helping to address them.
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Rates of Pulmonary Complications Drastically Reduced with Newer Drug
New study shows significantly fewer post-surgery lung complications such as pneumonia and respiratory failure when sugammadex is used to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants used with anesthesia during surgery.
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U-M researchers launch a wide range of efforts to study and address coronavirus pandemic
Research projects and innovations related to COVID-19 have ramped up quickly across the University of Michigan, spurred by doctors, public health experts, scientists, economists and engineers, and encouraged by research leaders.
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The Pandemic Fight Over Plaquenil
A patient with lupus weighs in on the COVID drug debate.
