Noah Fromson
Public Relations Representative
Fromson joined Michigan Medicine in March 2021. He covers the neurosciences and cardiovascular medicine. He spent three years as a television reporter in West Michigan and is passionate about multimedia storytelling. Contact: [email protected] Twitter: @noahfromson
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Women may face heart surgery delays due to criteria based on male anatomy
Women may receive heart procedures later due to surgical criteria based off male anatomy, two studies suggest.
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Stroke survivors miss critical treatment, face greater disability due to systemic transfer delays
Problems with the United States stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors’ chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, a study suggests.
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Hospital partnership improves follow up scans, decreases long term risk after aortic repair
A statewide partnership of hospitals in Michigan, which drastically increased follow up imaging after aortic aneurysm repairs, resulted in patients having a nearly 60% decrease in the likelihood of dying within one year of surgery.
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Pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19, and their newborns, have higher complication risk
Pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19, and their newborns, have higher complication risk.
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University of Michigan Health opens brain-computer interface clinic, among first in nation
University of Michigan Health has launched a brain-computer interface clinic for patients with motor and speech disabilities. The advanced technology has potential to recover functionality loss that occurs due to injury or disease.
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AI model helps diagnose often undetected heart disease from simple EKG
Michigan Medicine doctors may soon be able to diagnose an elusive form of heart disease within seconds by using an artificial intelligence model.
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Researchers develop models to help diagnose ALS earlier through blood biomarkers
New machine learning models by Michigan Medicine may help diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, earlier on through a blood sample.
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Chronic blood clots in woman’s lungs treated without surgery
A woman who had difficulty breathing daily received a series of minimally invasive procedures to remove clots in the vessels that supply blood to her lungs, allowing her to breathe free again.
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Metformin may reduce Afib after ablation in adults with obesity
Taking the diabetes medication metformin may reduce episodes of atrial fibrillation, or Afib, in people with obesity. Preliminary findings were presented as late-breaking science at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
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University of Michigan Health will host public open house for new hospital: the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion
University of Michigan Health is hosting a public open house to celebrate its newest hospital, the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion, on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
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Women missing cardiac rehabilitation, despite key benefits
Cardiac rehabilitation can significantly improve short and long term recovery, but attendance remains poor — with even fewer women utilizing the programs available says an American Heart Association scientific statement on cardiac rehabilitation in women.
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Michigan Medicine meets Michigan nature through art at D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion
Michigan Medicine meets Michigan nature through art at D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion.
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Diabetic teens with high blood sugar have higher neuropathy risk in adulthood
Poor blood sugar control in adolescence increases the risk of painful future complications for people with type 1 diabetes, research suggests. Participants with the greatest increase in HbA1c levels from childhood to adolescence not only retained higher blood sugar levels in adulthood, but they also had a greater risk for neuropathy.
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Biologic drug reduces symptoms, hospitalization for severe pulmonary hypertension after diagnosis
Prescribing the biologic drug sotatercept alongside standard treatment for the most severe form of pulmonary hypertension significantly reduces the likelihood of worsening disease when added within the first year after diagnosis, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Michigan Medicine.
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Telestroke patients more likely to receive treatment, but with greater delays
Stroke patients evaluated using telemedicine (telestroke) have higher odds of receiving essential treatment, yet it takes longer for them to be treated — potentially limiting the benefits, finds a Michigan Medicine.