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Telehealth visits by older adults increased dramatically during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet some adults still have concerns about telemedicine and some face barriers.
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As an advocate for URM students, a former Michigan Medicine Otolaryngology resident reflects on the importance of diversity and representation in medicine.
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People with high-deductible health plans aren’t using health savings account option as intended.
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While most thyroid ultrasound orders are warranted, researchers say guidelines could be clearer to help reduce over diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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Preliminary observations of COVID-19 patients with diabetes inspired an algorithm for glucose monitoring that’s suspected to help combat the virus’ serious complications.
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Lessons from early peak state of Michigan could inform hospitals in other areas.
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A Rogel Cancer Center team created a guide to help providers navigate difficult conversations due to the coronavirus.
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Apps like Uber or Lyft can find you easily for a ride to the airport. So why is getting help to get to a hospital in an emergency so much more complicated?
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Surgeons are used to discussing clinical complications, and there’s even a formal process for it: In the Department of Surgery, weekly death and complications conferences are held to peer-review specific cases with adverse outcomes.
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Strategies for centering diversity, equity and inclusion in academic medicine to offset systemic racism, sexism and other persistent inequities for women and/or individuals who are underrepresented in medicine (URM).
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Although additional policies are needed to relieve insulin’s financial burden, researchers find a national cost-sharing cap helps privately insured patients pay less out-of-pocket.
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Tailoring prenatal care to meet patients’ unique needs, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, will improve care value and patient experience.
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The updated 2020 guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology focus on establishing a standard treat-to-target urate lowering therapy.
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Health disparities by income are stark among Americans, but also between Americans and English people of the same income level, according to a longitudinal study
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Critically ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators who got tocilizumab in an observational study were 45% less likely to die.