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Opioid addiction treatment disparities could worsen if phone telehealth option ends, study suggests
Veterans receiving buprenorphine were more likely to stay on it if they had virtual visits, but phone-based virtual care was especially prominent among those who are Black or lack stable housing.
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Rising food prices hit less-healthy older adults hardest, poll suggests
People over 50 are being hit hard by food cost inflation, but those in poor physical or mental health, and those with low incomes and less education, are being hit hardest.
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New Crohn’s disease score improves monitoring among adults and kids
A new bowel scoring tool to evaluate Crohn’s disease is reliable, easy to use, and ready for clinicians to put into practice, according to study.
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Comparing life-threatening flu and COVID-19 illness in kids
A new study compares data on severe illness and mortality in pediatric patients due to flu and COVID-19.
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Bronchodilators don’t improve smoking-related respiratory symptoms in people without COPD
About 20-40% of adults with symptoms of COPD – but not the disease itself – use these types of long-lasting inhalers.
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Marijuana, hallucinogen use at all-time high among young adults
Legality and cultural shifts could be behind change, says expert
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Removal of race-based clinical measurement tools
The proposal was unanimously agreed upon by doctors across multiple specialty areas.
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COVID-19 boosters this fall? Most older adults are ready to roll up their sleeves
A majority of older adults say they will get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall. The coming boosters are designed to work against the new Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus.
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Many older adults look beyond conventional medicine for help, but few talk to their doctors about it
Complementary, alternative and integrative medicine options are used by many senior adults but most don’t share this with their traditional doctors and nurses.
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Highlights from DDW
Crohn’s disease, FODMAP, SUN1 gene and more: Research updates from Michigan Medicine clinicians.
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Surgery risks go up depending upon the anesthesiologist’s workload
For certain surgeries, staffing one anesthesiologist for three or four overlapping cases can increase complications, death.
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Hospital collaboration reduces cardiac arrests among critically ill pediatric heart patients
Simple ‘practice bundle’ helped achieve 30% reduction across 15 hospitals.
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A pharmacy role targeting pain management
Getting to know a pain management clinical pharmacist-specialist.
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Making history in the operating room
First all-female liver transplant team at Michigan Medicine carries out a life-saving procedure.
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Researchers identify most effective practices of medical assistants, as well as barriers
The study builds an understanding around the experience of medical assistants in the clinic setting.