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Can a wearable device make an impact on your heart health?
From heart arrhythmias, high blood pressure and heart failure, mobile apps can provide a snapshot into heart disease
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Medical student tackles cystic fibrosis on a global scale
A medical student advocates for better cystic fibrosis awareness with help from the Clinton Foundation.
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What I wish I’d known about teens and eating disorders
Anorexia and other eating disorders can strike tweens and teens, but parents and health care providers may miss signs.
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RNA modification ‘pivotal’ for protein linked to neurodegeneration in ALS
RNA modification ‘pivotal’ for protein linked to neurodegeneration in ALS.
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What is frontotemporal dementia? A neurologist explains
A Michigan Medicine neurologist explains more about frontotemporal dementia.
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Avoiding norovirus, the incredibly contagious stomach flu
The stomach virus, suppressed during the pandemic, rears its ugly head.
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“Cell food” gives insight into T cell metabolism
By feeding T cells in the lab, researchers revealed a new metabolic pathway that could help make immunology more effective.
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When chest pain isn’t a heart attack
For chest pain, a cardiologist from University of Michigan Health discusses other potential causes of the symptom.
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Researchers use a new approach to hit an ‘undruggable’ target
Protein degrader shows promise against STAT5, which plays a role in leukemia and other cancers
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Zip code and hospital quality may both affect the risk of dying after surgery
Researchers analyzed whether the neighborhood a patient lived in or the quality of the hospital they went to for an operation affected their recovery from surgery
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Fentanyl overdoses are on the rise. Here’s what to know and how you can help
Community awareness is critical to preventing overdoses
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Screening tool aims to help doctors diagnose more people with COPD
The goal is to help primary care providers identify and treat more people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Lingering symptoms common after COVID hospitalization
Many adults experience problems like coughing, chest pain, and fatigue 6 months after their stay
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Living longer on ventricular assist devices
Heart failure patients get back to a longer, more fulfilling life, thanks to VAD technology
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An unexpected “junk” discovery
Russell Ryan, MD, and his team’s discovery appears to address longstanding mysteries about mutations found in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
