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Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Spend About $2,500 a Year in Health Care Costs
While insulin comprises a big part of diabetes expenses for children and adults, diabetes-related supplies can cost even more.
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Why Your Next Pediatric Appointment is So Important
As primary care clinics begin to ramp up usual operations, Michigan Medicine’s director of general pediatrics discusses safety and the importance of staying up-to-date on well visits and vaccines.
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As Hospitals Walk Tightrope of Patient Data Sharing, One System Offers a New Balance
As more hospitals and medical centers look to share patient data and samples with industry, a new ethical framework for doing it has developed.
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Lifting Barriers to Care for Transgender and Non-Binary Patients
Providing gender-affirming care to the transgender and non-binary community is essential. During the COVID-19 pandemic, barriers have been lifted to continue to provide this care virtually.
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Pain Doesn’t Take a Holiday: Dental Opioids Study Points to Need for Better Prescribing
Pain from dental procedures can be managed without opioids, but a new study shows that many patients having a procedure before a weekend or holiday receive opioids.
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App Calculates Risk of Delaying Cancer Care During Pandemic
The University of Michigan’s OncCOVID app draws on global cancer and coronavirus data to create an individualized mortality risk assessment for receiving immediate versus delayed cancer treatment.
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COVID-19 Care is (Mostly) Free to Patients. Should Other Vital Care Be Too?
Rapid changes to insurance co-pays and deductibles for COVID-19 care helped remove the cost barrier to coronavirus care. Those changes could also help people with other conditions.
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Surgical Volume Improves Patient Outcomes — But Should Related Procedures Count?
A U-M study of pancreatic cancer surgeries suggests experience with related procedures could help when setting volume standards for relatively rare operations.
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Even Before COVID-19, Many Adults Lacked Stable Food Supply
Food insecurity was already affecting older adults before COVID-19 disruptions to food supplies and the economy, a poll finds.
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Which Operations Can Restart First? New Guide Helps Hospitals Decide
As hospitals re-start elective surgery after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new guide can help them prioritize scarce resource use.
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Many Could Face Sky-High Surprise Bills from Air Ambulance Flights
Surprise billing remains a serious issue for those who need emergency ambulance services. A recent study shows over 70% of patients using air or ground ambulance services could have received a surprise bill.
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Study Shows New Focus Needed in Anti-Vaping Efforts for Teens & Young Adults
Teens and young adults know using Juul e-cigarettes and other vaping devices are addictive, linked to lung disease and contain high amounts of nicotine. A new study shows social factors must be taken into account for prevention messages.
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Racial Disparities in the Time of COVID-19
Black Americans have experienced a vastly disproportionate death rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, acutely magnifying the racial disparities and health inequities that affect communities of color.
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Hazardous Drug Spills Put Cancer Nurses at Risk
New study highlights the persistent dangers cancer nurses face from exposure to hazardous drugs.
Women talking to doctor via teleconference
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Caring at a Distance: Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has required an unprecedented ramp up in telehealth capabilities. Now, telehealth is offering more peace of mind in a stressful time to expecting parents and others in need of non-urgent medical care.