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Infectious disease specialists answer questions about the measles vaccine for adults and children

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How to avoid or recognize heat exhaustion or heat stroke, what groups of people are most at risk of these heat-related illnesses, and heat wave power outage tips

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Successful treatment of ALK-positive cancer is giving a patient hope for the future that includes trips around the motocross track and time with his wife and four kids.

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Health professionals offer five tips to help older adults stay safe and healthy during excessive heat wave.

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A University of Michigan pediatrician discusses the importance of keeping babies safe in hot weather. See her tips on protecting your baby from the heat.

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AI guidance for clinicians aimed at reducing the spread of C.diff was deployed for the first time in a hospital setting, according to a University of Michigan-led study.

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Acute pancreatitis is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions requiring inpatient hospital care in the United States. Balancing the signaling of the interleukin-22 protein and interleukin-22 binding protein is crucial to recovery from acute and chronic pancreatitis.

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AI guidance for clinicians aimed at reducing the spread of C.diff was deployed for the first time in a hospital setting, according to a University of Michigan-led study.

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Acute pancreatitis is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions requiring inpatient hospital care in the United States. Balancing the signaling of the interleukin-22 protein and interleukin-22 binding protein is crucial to recovery from acute and chronic pancreatitis.

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A simple ultrasound of a patient’s thigh or shoulder muscle may detect insulin resistance before it progresses to type 2 diabetes or even prediabetes. In a study, Michigan Medicine researchers performed muscle ultrasounds on 25 patients who were also evaluated for insulin resistance.

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Living close to cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms — which are present nationwide but are more common in coastal and Great Lake states — heightens the rate of dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a study suggests.

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One in five parents say they’ve never allowed their teen to be away from them during a trip.

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Researchers at Michigan Medicine have uncovered a key mechanism that regulates blood pressure and vascular remodeling in people with a genetic variant linked to high blood pressure.