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Expert complex heart surgery team saves baby with rare genetic heart condition
Born premature with a severe form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Ben needed a complicated procedure few centers perform
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What’s the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has extended public comment on proposed temporary rescheduling of 7-OH and has rescheduled three other synthetic opioids, effectively removing them the market, leaving natural leaf kratom available amid a shortage of addiction treatment providers.
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New oral nanomedicine boosts effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies
University of Michigan researchers developed an oral drug that can increase the ability of T cells to attack tumors. The drug uses the microbial metabolite 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, which is derived from dietary fiber.
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Blood-based multi-cancer screening tests: Ready for primetime?
Blood-based multi-cancer screening tests may hold promise, but U-M experts recommend proven cancer screening methods and genetic risk assessment first.
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Many parents face challenges getting kids to eat a healthy breakfast before school
Three-quarters of parents report at least one barrier to their child starting the day with a healthy meal on a typical school day, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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5 things to know about ALS
A Michigan Medicine expert answers questions about this degenerative neurological disease and the work in process to defeat it.
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A first-of-its-kind treatment for mastocytosis
A new drug called Avapritinib achieved longterm safety approval for indolent systemic mastocytosis.
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What’s the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has extended public comment on proposed temporary rescheduling of 7-OH and has rescheduled three other synthetic opioids, effectively removing them the market, leaving natural leaf kratom available amid a shortage of addiction treatment providers.
Health Lab
New oral nanomedicine boosts effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies
University of Michigan researchers developed an oral drug that can increase the ability of T cells to attack tumors. The drug uses the microbial metabolite 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, which is derived from dietary fiber.
Health Lab
A first-of-its-kind treatment for mastocytosis
A new drug called Avapritinib achieved longterm safety approval for indolent systemic mastocytosis.
Health Lab
5 things to know about ALS
A Michigan Medicine expert answers questions about this degenerative neurological disease and the work in process to defeat it.
Health Lab
Many parents face challenges getting kids to eat a healthy breakfast before school
Three-quarters of parents report at least one barrier to their child starting the day with a healthy meal on a typical school day, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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New drug combination may help treat advanced prostate cancer
University of Michigan researchers found that combining BET bromodomain and DNMT inhibitors may slow the growth of treatment-resistant prostate cancer by targeting transdifferentiated tumors.
