Goodwin covers communications for rheumatology, orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and radiology. She assists with communications for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital. She is passionate about making medical research and storytelling accessible to help keep patients informed about what is happening in healthcare. Goodwin graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Public Relations in 2022. Contact: [email protected]
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A policy to save Medicare money and speed up the move from hospital-based to outpatient-based operations is not having the desired impact and could be creating an increase in administrative workload, causing potential delays in care.
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After a fall broke her painting hand, Susie McColgan's Michigan Medicine surgeon created an individualized surgical solution that would get her back to her life's work of 25 years.
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GLP1RA drugs are used to treat obesity as well as type 2 diabetes. Research from University of Michigan Health finds that these drugs can also be effective in treating high iron levels, a cause and symptom of type 2 diabetes.
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After undergoing brain surgery as a child, Glenn Ratledge is now working as the ball boy for the Detroit Pistons and has been seizure free for 13 years.
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Using the Ab38 antibody to target the CD38 enzyme could be a new gateway to treat and prevent fibrosis for patients with systemic sclerosis.
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Targeting and blocking the sCD13 protein from interacting with the B1R protein can pave the way for new fibrosis and systemic sclerosis treatments.
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A research team is investigating how metabolism – the process by which cells turn sugars, fats and proteins into energy – is used to make NETs in regards to antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Research finds that adults living with cerebral palsy had a very high occurrence of pain, with 90% having a pain history and 74% having multiple diagnoses of pain coming from different origins such as the lower back, irritable bowels, joint arthritis and chronic headaches.
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Exploring the main topic of concern patients have when it comes to the results of their treatment for inducible laryngeal obstruction can help to increase effective treatment methods.
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A young girl works with physical therapists and other specialists in two unique clinics to regain strength again after a rare brain hemorrhage.
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A kid's orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist gives parents tips to make sure their children get the care they need when injured and have an effective recovery.
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First metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis procedures are a common surgical intervention used to treat pain associated at the first metatarsophalangeal joint associated with degenerative changes. Michigan researchers reviewed standing research on how long it took for patients to return to physical activities after first metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis to find an average time frame that could be given to patients for how long it takes.
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A team of researchers have spent the past eight years looking at better ways to transport organs for donation, specifically hearts, to improve the number of organs that can be used for transplants. They found that using a modified normothermic perfusion system heart preservation was feasible for up to 24 hours.
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A musician receives live donor cartilage that changes her life.
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Researchers recently revealed a new mechanism behind antiphospholipid syndrome that the investigators hope will eventually allow treatments to be targeted closer to the source of the problem.
