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Health Lab Podcast

Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause

To celebrate Health Lab’s 10 year milestone, Health Lab recently hosted its the first Health Lab Live Show, which brought a Health Lab article to life by interviewing experts on stage in front of a live audience. Here, John Randolph, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at Michigan Medicine, discusses hormones, hormone replacement therapy, perimenopause, menopause and so much more.
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Health Lab

Egg freezing: What women should know about fertility preservation

An egg-freezing question and answer article with two Michigan Medicine experts.
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Health Lab

A tragedy and a trial shine a spotlight on new moms’ mental health

The Lindsay Clancy trial shines a spotlight on postpartum psychosis and other forms of perinatal mental health issues; treatment and education are vital and available
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Health Lab

Rx Kids linked to reductions in preterm births and low birthweights, fewer NICU admissions

A pregnancy and postnatal cash prescription program in Flint Michigan has been linked to improved birth outcomes including reduced rates of low birthweight, preterm birth and NICU admission.
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Health Lab Podcast

Could preeclampsia become a thing of the past?

The findings position VGLL3 as a promising novel treatment target for the pregnancy-related condition.
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Health Lab

Rx Kids associated with significant reductions in infant maltreatment investigations

Rx Kids, a community-wide cash prescription program for pregnant women and new parents that began in Flint, Michigan, was associated with a major drop in investigations of child maltreatment in infants.