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Don’t choose health insurance for 2025 until you read this
Health insurance choices for 2025 have changed for Medicare, healthcare.gov and employer plans, and costs have too. An update on what’s most important to consider.
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An ultrasound-activated hydrogel for steady, sustained drug delivery
Researchers have developed a new composite hydrogel capable of achieving sustained, zero-order drug release using ultrasound as a trigger.
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Mapping the social lives of mice
A study hints at how complex introducing yourself to another can be, using a mouse model to uncover the brain processes behind nonsexual social approach and contact.
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Whooping cough cases are on the rise: 5 things to know
Cases of a bacterial lung infection known as whooping cough, or pertussis, have been on the rise, with more than double the number of cases compared to last year.
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Diabetic retinopathy is being diagnosed more in younger patients
Although previously rare in young people with diabetes, an editorial in JAMA Ophthalmology notes that diabetic retinopathy is increasing in younger patients, urging clinicians to remain vigilant of symptoms.
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Sharp spike seen in emergency visits for life threatening pregnancy complication
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the second leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, may be sending a significantly higher number of pregnant people to the emergency department.
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Medicare prior authorization affecting plastic and reconstructive surgery didn’t have hoped-for effect
A policy to save Medicare money and speed up the move from hospital-based to outpatient-based operations is not having the desired impact and could be creating an increase in administrative workload, causing potential delays in care.
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After years of searching, woman finds help for idiopathic intracranial hypertension
A patient finally gets a diagnosis of, and relief for, idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
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Brain network study reveals clues about dementia’s behavior changes
Dementia doesn’t just erode memory – it also changes behavior and mental health. A new study shows the brain’s salience network and tau protein may be involved.
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From babies needing heart surgeries to Michigan Wolverines
After long congenital heart journeys at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and U-M Health West, three 2024 Grand Rapids area high school graduates are back at University of Michigan: this time, as official Michigan Wolverines.
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Research points to potential new treatment for aggressive prostate cancer subtype
In two separate papers, U-M researchers describe how a gene alteration drives prostate cancer and a potential degrader that stops it
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Motivational speaker reunites with Survival Flight nurses after sudden aortic dissection
A father and motivational speaker, who experienced an urgent heart problem, reunites with his Survival Flight nurses who helped save his life
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Firearm conversations between clinicians and patients could save lives
Health care providers who counsel their patients about firearm safety and prevention could prevent future injury or death, including suicides, violent injuries and unintentional injuries resulting from firearms, according to a University of Michigan report.
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Big gaps seen in home medical test use by older adults
At-home medical diagnostic and screening tests for COVID-19 and many other conditions are now available; a new study shows disparities in use of these direct-to-consumer tests.
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A personalized RNA therapeutic treats twins with ultra-rare form of Batten disease
A therapeutic developed by Michigan Medicine's Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., is now being used to treat twin girls with a rare form of juvenile Batten disease.