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New Health Insurance Benefit at UM Led to Increased Rates of IVF
IVF can be cost prohibitive. By expanding coverage, U-M has increased access to IVF for employees in all income brackets.
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Medical Simulation-Based Training: The Future of Health Care
U-M’s Clinical Simulation Center continues to revolutionize medical education with simulation-based training 15 years on.
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Health Care Workers Wanted: A Veteran Needs You to Work at a VA Hospital
A Michigan Medicine and VA physician calls for more clinicians at VA gospitals
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Poll Reveals Risky Antibiotic Use by Older Adults, and Opportunities to Improve Prescribing
A new Healthy Aging Poll finds many older adults say they take leftover antibiotics without physician guidance, despite awareness of antibiotic resistance risks.
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Eye Doctors Reduce Opioid Prescriptions Without Compromising Pain Management
Eye doctors reduce number of prescription opioids after cornea surgery with no negative impact on pain management.
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In the Long Run, Drugs & Talk Therapy Hold Same Value for Depression Patients
Treating newly diagnosed depression patients with antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy, or “talk therapy”, is roughly equal in cost and benefit when measured over the long term of five years.
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Who Gets Depressed Under Intense Stress? Genetic Risk Prediction Shows Promise
Medical residents called interns serve as a test population to show the promise of a predictive genetics tool called a polygenic risk score in depression risk and resilience.
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Gabapentinoids Appear Increasingly to be Prescribed, Off-Label, for Cancer Pain
Michigan Medicine research finds one narcotic alternative prescription had a two-fold increase despite unclear evidence of benefit for cancer pain.
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How Opt-Out Donation Could Affect U.S. Waiting Lists
Organ donation must increase to meet the current need of patients awaiting transplants. A “presumed consent” organ donor model could help.
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Why It’s Important to be an Active Support Coach
Michigan Medicine experts explain why support coaches, or caregivers, are playing a more prominent role than ever in a patient’s successful recovery after surgery.
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National Focus on Overdose Prevention Should Include Alcohol Too, Study Suggests
A new Michigan Medicine study found that overdose prevention should include a focus on alcohol overdoses.
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For Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer Patients, Less May be More for Post-surgery Surveillance
Low-risk thyroid cancer patients may not see health benefits from increased testing after surgery.
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Cancer Patients Want to Pull Back the Curtain on Pathology
A Michigan Medicine survey reveals patients could feel more empowered and better understand their diagnosis after speaking directly with a pathologist.
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Simple Conversations Can Reduce Opioid Prescriptions After Hysterectomy
Involving hysterectomy patients in their pain management decisions led to significantly decreased opioid prescriptions.
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‘Michigan Promise’ Aims to Diversify, Strengthen Surgical Field
Michigan Medicine launches Michigan Promise, a transformative long-term effort to reshape the culture of hiring, mentoring and advancement of early-career surgeons.
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