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Mobile Clinic Gives Free Prenatal Services to Detroit Moms
The Luke Clinic brings free prenatal and obstetric services to individuals in need.
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Are Organ Transplant Recipients at Greater Risk of Death from COVID-19?
A new study analyzes death risk from COVID-19 in organ transplant recipients and finds one treatment method greatly increased the risk.
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Feeling Stressed or Down in a World with COVID? Try This Writing Tool
A new tool uses expressive writing to help cancer patients, others cope with life challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.
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1 in 3 Parents Plan to Skip Flu Shots for Their Kids During COVID-19 Pandemic
National Poll finds COVID-19 may not influence parents’ beliefs about the flu vaccine, with just 1/3 believing it’s more important for children to get vaccinated in 2020.
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ECMO: Last-Resort Life Support Option Helped Majority of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Survive, Global Study Shows
Survival rates for COVID-19 patients on ECMO life support is similar to that for other ARDS causes, a new study finds.
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Uncovering a ‘suPAR’ culprit behind kidney injury in COVID-19
A new observational study finds patients in the hospital for COVID-19 have high levels of soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR), an immune-derived pathogenic protein that is strongly predictive of kidney injury.
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Questions and Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials
Are the vaccine trials being rushed? Are they safe? Two Michigan Medicine researchers weigh in.
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Testing the Deceased Could Provide Additional Surveillance Methods During Pandemic
Positive tests among dead could be early warning sign
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Liver Transplant Recipient Fights Off COVID-19
A liver transplant recipient spends 40 days in the ICU at Michigan Medicine and recovers. He shares how his wife and a familiar doctor helped him survive.
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How to Improve the Surgery Backlog During COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, many non-urgent surgeries were delayed. Now, a new paper explains how to address the backlog of surgeries, without compromising patient outcomes.
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Coping and Hoping: Mental Health Tips for Trying Times
Anxiety, depression, alcohol use and more have risen in 2020 thanks to COVID-19, social injustice and more. Experts offer tips for managing your mental health.
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Loneliness Doubled for Older Adults in First Months of COVID-19
Loneliness and social isolation increased among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, but connections with neighbors and healthy habits helped.
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Should We Worry About COVID-19 Reinfection?
U-M expert discusses whether repeat cases of COVID-19 is bad news for vaccines.
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Making Back-to-School Decisions for Families with Underlying Health Conditions
Infectious diseases expert answer questions about safely returning to school, especially if a child or family member has a preexisting health condition.
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How to Support Children’s Emotional, Educational Needs while Remote Learning
Back to school: Experts answer questions about mental health, socialization, screen time, special learning needs and more.