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Faculty stories that have appeared in Medicine at Michigan magazine.

Marschall Runge is standing in front of a window wearing a doctor's whitecoat and a blue and maize striped tie.
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Reflections on a decade of leadership at Michigan Medicine
A letter from outgoing dean of the University of Michigan Medical School.
Michelle Hastings (right) and a student are working in the lab. They are wearing white lab coats and the student is holding lab equipment.
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Sci-fi to real life
Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., is bringing the promise of RNA therapy to rare diseases.
Microscopic section of endometriosis that has been dyed pink.
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What we understand — and misunderstand — about endometriosis
Obstetrician and gynecologist Sawsan As-Sanie, M.D., M.P.H., explains endometriosis, current treatments, and some of the things society, and even doctors, misunderstand about it.
A hospice caregiver sits next to a patient on a bed. Both are facing away from the camera and look toward a window with diaphanous curtains that let in a lot of sunlight. The hospice worker has her arm around the patient, and the patient has her head on the hospice worker's shoulder.
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The hospice dilemma
The hospice criteria for dementia patients to be covered by Medicare are difficult to meet, and the care that is offered is often not the hands-on help that families need.
A doctor examines a patient's back. His hand's are on the patient's lower back and the patient is reaching around pointing to a spot on his back.
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Helping patients with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and long COVID
The director of U-M's Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center discusses misconceptions and treatments of fibromyalgia and chronic pain and how physicians can best help patients living with these conditions.
Illustration of a giant yellow measuring tape that's shaped like a maize. A tiny doctor is walking in the white space near a ladder that seems to go over the measuring tape.
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How to help higher-weight patients get the best care
An associate professor of nutritional science at the U-M School of Public Health talks about how physicians can reduce weight stigma.
Dr. Robert Bartlett is wearing a doctor's white coat and leaning on a steel table in a lab with his hands clasped. He's standing next to a large circular surgical light.
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The things you didn’t know about the “father” of ECMO
Robert Bartlett (M.D. 1963) once wanted to play professional hockey, but instead he developed the heart-lung support system that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Even though he’s technically retired, Bartlett is still active in his lab developing new life-saving devices.
Video still of Shantanu Warhadpande wearing a white coat with a block M.
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Meet the interventional radiologist who wants you to have his cell phone number
An interventional radiologist talks about non-invasive procedures and his close relationship with patients
artistic and colorful graphic of a person meditating in nature
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What does it all mean?
Why it's important to talk about spirituality in medical school.
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