Sam Page
Public Relations Representative Intermediate, Michigan Medicine
Sam Page covers gastroenterology, hepatology, otolaryngology, radiology, and the University of Michigan Medical School. Page previously worked for 11 years at Sports Illustrated.
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Experts urge continued hepatitis B vaccine birth doses for newborns
Hepatologist Anna Lok, M.D., explains the importance of giving all children a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
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Lactulose and tai chi show promise preventing falls for cirrhosis patients
Lactulose and tai chi can prevent falls in patients with cirrhosis, according to results from the LiveSMART Trial run by Michigan Medicine.
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After 25 procedures and constant fainting, patient finds long term relief
After 25 procedures and constant fainting, patient finds long term relief at Michigan Medicine.
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Three U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine
Dee E. Fenner, M.D., Lisa Hope Harris, M.D., Ph.D., and Frederick Kofi Korley, M.D., Ph.D., are the latest University of Michigan Medical School faculty to join the National Academy of Medicine
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Physicians investigate Reddit to better understand self management of inflammatory bowel disease
Reddit’s popularity as a tool for self managing inflammatory bowel disease highlights opportunities for improvements in clinical care, according to a paper published in Journal of Medical Internet Research.
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Human ability to focus on specific sounds not found to originate in auditory nerve, brainstem
Michigan Medicine research illuminates the mechanisms through which humans can pick out and focus on single sounds in noisy environments.
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Addressing body-image distress in head and neck cancer patients
Michigan Medicine joins a clinical trial led by Medical University of South Carolina, who has developed a disease-specific cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) called BRIGHT that’s targeted toward head neck cancer patients with body image distress, a common problem.
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How GI behavioral therapy helped one patient escape the pain of pandemic stress
A patient found help with her irritable bowl syndrome, also known as IBS, with gastrointestinal behavioral therapy at Michigan Medicine.
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The importance of language in medical training materials
A medical student discusses why one producing medical materials in certain languages creates problems for those who aren't native speakers of the language.
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AI analysis of colonoscopy improves assessment of Crohn’s disease
In a new study, artificial intelligence matched and potentially exceeded the performance of gastroenterologists and conventional scoring in evaluating endoscopies of Crohn’s disease patients.
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Musicians do not demonstrate long-believed advantage in processing sound
A large-scale study from the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota finds no evidence for a long-believed association between musical training and enhanced neural processing of sounds at the early stages of auditory processing.
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Low FODMAP diet improves leaky gut in study
In a new study, patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, or IBS-D, who went on a low FODMAP diet saw an improvement of colonic barrier dysfunction, commonly known as “leaky gut.”
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Inappropriate prescriptions for antibiotics, glucocorticoids and opioids common at urgent cares
Urgent care visits commonly result in inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, glucocorticoids or opioids, according to a new study.
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Thomas Wang named new dean of University of Michigan Medical School
Thomas J. Wang, M.D., has been appointed as the next dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, effective Sept.15.
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Seven U-M residency programs make national top 5 for their specialties
Twenty-four University of Michigan Health residency programs ranked within the top 25 for their specialties in the 2025-26 Doximity Residency Navigator.
