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Here are four steps to take if you're considering buying used baby and kid gear, such as strollers, cribs and/or highchairs.

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Michigan Medicine experts talk about what parents should know about eating disorders.

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Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing or hissing sound of silence, impacts 15% of adults in the United States have tinnitus. A recent study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute suggests relief may be possible with treatment.

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As a court case called Braidwood vs. Becerra goes through the legal system, a popular Affordable Care Act provision hangs in the balance.

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In Michigan, families don’t have to travel far for top pediatric eye specialists

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A recent study comparing the impact of COVID-19 on VA and non-federal hospitals showed the VA structure held several distinct advantages when adapting to the pandemic including the ability to quickly expand bed capacity, retain staff, mitigate supply shortages and avoid financial hardship.

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As the number of heart transplants performed across the United States continues to grow, surgeons at the U-M Health are taking advantage of technology that could increase its transplant yield by as much as 30%. Transplant surgeons in Ann Arbor completed the health system’s first heart transplant using an organ from a donor who had recently died — a process called donation after circulatory death, or DCD.

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Iron levels in the blood – and specifically, a type of iron storage called ferritin – have been linked to mental health symptom severity

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Use and confidence are lower in those with lower incomes or lower levels of physical or mental health

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Life stressors can contribute to multiple sclerosis flares and disability. Learn about the research on how stress can impact MS, and how to manage stress to improve your health.