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On a cold day in March, a masked and gowned volunteer — Kristin Johnson, a U-M alumna and local dentist — collects donations for the COVID-19 effort at the North Campus Research Complex. When Michigan Medicine asked the community for help, they responded with overwhelming generosity, donating tens of thousands of masks, face shields, shoe covers, gowns, gloves, boxes of hand sanitizer, food for front-line staff, and lots of love. Messages of support and gratitude poured in from all over, including thank-you notes from students at Spencer Elementary School in Brighton, third graders at A2 STEAM Elementary School in Ann Arbor, and many others.
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Through a series of experiments in non-human primates, mice and humans, a multi-institutional team led by researchers from Michigan Medicine and Rush University found that the immune protein soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, or suPAR, is an important link between viral infections and proteinuria; the elevation of protein in the urine is known to cause glomerulopathy, a common form of kidney disease.
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Post-acute sequelae of Sars-COV2 (PASC, long COVID) caused a decrease in independence and cognitive ability after coronavirus infection in nursing home residents
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For the first time, families will have a long acting option to protect infants and high risk toddlers from a common respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of children to the hospital every year.
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A cost effectiveness analysis of the updated COVID-19 vaccine shows that it will save money in older adults and give good value for other adults.
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An expert offers advice for those worried sick about their symptoms.
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It’s not a booster, it’s a new vaccine just in time for respiratory infection season.
