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Telehealth Visits Skyrocket for Older Adults, but Concerns and Barriers Remain
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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One Doctor’s Journey to Diversify Medicine
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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Many Medical “Rainy Day” Accounts Aren’t Getting Opened or Filled, Study Finds
People with high-deductible health plans aren’t using health savings account option as intended.
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Some Physicians Are Ordering Thyroid Tests for Unsupported Reasons
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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Does High Blood Sugar Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes?
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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Outside Looking In: Hospital Visitor Rules Vary During Pandemic
Lessons from early peak state of Michigan could inform hospitals in other areas.
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Cancer vs. COVID: When a Pandemic Upended Cancer Care
A Rogel Cancer Center team created a guide to help providers navigate difficult conversations due to the coronavirus.
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The ‘Uberization’ of 911
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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Culture Is Complicated, and There’s a Curriculum for It
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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Fostering Inclusion: Strategies to Promote Belonging for Women and Underrepresented Physicians
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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Insulin Cost-Sharing Caps May Help Kids, Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
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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Right-Sizing Prenatal Care
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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Gout Treatment Guidelines Revamped After New Clinical Guidance
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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Even the Richest Americans Lag Behind the English on Health, Study Finds
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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Drug That Calms ‘Cytokine Storm’ Associated with 45% Lower Risk of Dying among COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators
Critically ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators who got tocilizumab in an observational study were 45% less likely to die.