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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Health Lab

Fighting rejection antibodies to make heart transplant possible

A woman who spent more than a decade with life-threatening heart rhythms received a transplant despite having high levels of antibodies that reject donor organs.
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Failed TAVR? Heart surgeons explain TAVR explant, options and risks

As transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, gains popularity, cardiac surgeons are seeing more cases of failing valves. Two cardiac surgeons from Michigan Medicine explain TAVR explant and other surgical options.
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University of Michigan Health celebrates 10 years of expanding access to virtual stroke care

The University of Michigan Health Telestroke Service is celebrating 10 years of providing 24/7 access to vascular neurology expertise to ensure patients across the state receive timely stroke care.
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Champion wrestler returns to coaching after heart transplant

Born with a genetic condition that can cause a dangerously fast heartbeat, a national-champion-wrestler-turned-coach found received a lifesaving heart transplant.
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Half of newborns with severe spina bifida have trouble breathing during sleep

Many infants with the most severe form of spina bifida called myelomeningocele experience breathing disruptions during sleep — increasing the risk of cognitive deficits later in life, a new study finds.
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How a complex, 14-hour surgery saved a woman’s ‘hopeless’ spine

How a complex, 14-hour surgery by Michigan Medicine's Adult Spine Deformity Program saved a woman’s ‘hopeless’ spine that had been deteriorating for years from advanced arthritis and lupus.
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Advice from a doctor with heart disease

A doctor shares his personal experience and tips after getting a triple bypass surgery.
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An AI model that can read and diagnose a brain MRI in seconds

An AI-powered model developed at University of Michigan can read a brain MRI and diagnose a person in seconds, new research finds.
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Rejected elsewhere, farmer gets new lease on life after double valve surgery

After being turned away elsewhere, an 88-year-old patient gets back to farming after receives an open heart surgery for two failing heart valves.
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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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News Release

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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