Kylie Urban
Senior Public Relations Representative
Urban was a previous Health Lab contributor and member of the public relations team.
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Two New Devices Protect Health Care Workers, Help Patients During COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is spurning innovation in medical technology as evidenced in two new devices designed to protect patients and providers during treatment for COVID-19.
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Why You Shouldn’t Delay Emergency Care During COVID-19
Emergencies still occur during a pandemic. Providers in emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and other specialties explain why you shouldn’t delay emergency care if you need it.
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Home Workspace Causing Back and Neck Pain? Try This
Michigan Medicine experts explain how that new home workspace could be causing back and neck pain, and offer tips for creating a space that is easier on your muscles and joints.
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Spinal Cord Injury Increases Risk for Mental Health Disorders
A new study finds adults with traumatic spinal cord injury are at an increased risk of developing mental health disorders and secondary chronic diseases compared to adults without the condition.
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Pivoting Critical Care Research to Help with the COVID-19 Pandemic
From a negative pressure helmet to enhanced protocols, researchers at the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care are adapting their research to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Report Details Strategies for COVID-19 Critical Care Surge
A new report from Michigan Medicine researchers and the RAND Corporation offers evidence-based strategies for expanding critical care resources for COVID-19 patients.
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Repurposed Industrial Respirator Could Free Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
Researchers have developed a negative pressure helmet for COVID-19 patients, providing more protection for health care workers and reducing strain on other essential medical equipment.
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Emergency Departments Across Michigan Collaborate on COVID-19 Response
A collaborative group of emergency departments across the State of Michigan are fighting COVID-19 by helping each other through the coordination of the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC).
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Why is Appendicitis Not Always Diagnosed in the Emergency Department?
A new study examines the factors associated with a potentially missed diagnosis of appendicitis in children and adults in the emergency department.
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Michigan Medicine Celebrates Women in Medicine for International Women’s Day
Michigan Medicine Health Lab asked women at U-M how they're empowering the next generation of women for International Women's Day. These were their responses.
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Two Michigan Medicine efforts named among top 100 proposals for MacArthur $100M grant
Two Michigan Medicine-led programs have been named among the 100 highest-scoring proposals in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition(link is external). One of the 100 proposals will win a $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges.
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In Sickness and in Health
After a mother’s sudden diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer, one family, along with staff at Michigan Medicine, came together to focus on love.
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Half of Lupus Rashes Harbor High Levels of Bacteria Responsible for Infections
For patients with lupus, new study finds skin rashes may contain high levels of staph bacteria, which could be spreadable.
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Pipeline Program Offers Minority Medical Students Opportunity to Engage in Specialties
To encourage medical students who are underrepresented in medicine to enter highly competitive specialties, two Michigan Medicine specialties have made a partnership with a national organization that offers hands-on learning experiences.
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Head-to-Head Comparison Finds Three Anti-Seizure Drugs Equally Effective for Severe Form of Epilepsy
Three anti-seizure medications found equally effective for treating a severe form of epilepsy in new clinical trial.
