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How to Prevent Your Kids from Getting Food Poisoning
About 48 million people fall victim to food poisoning each year. Learn how to prevent your kids from getting food poisoning with these six tips.
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Cellphones at Summer Camp: Research Explores the Effects
A new study probes the benefits and drawbacks of digital media use among child and teen campers.
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What a Cardiologist Eats Daily to Keep Her Heart Healthy
Learn what a Michigan Medicine doctor who specializes in heart care eats for breakfast, lunch and dinner — plus a few tips to apply to your own menu.
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Should Young Children Wait a Year to Start Kindergarten?
Parents may be unsure whether to “redshirt” 5-year-olds from kindergarten. But holding them back has little benefit, a child clinical psychologist says.
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General Internal Medicine: A Path That Leads to Many More
They’re helping create the future of medicine through research, clinical care, education and public policy. What do they have in common? A start as general internists.
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‘Double Up’ Helps Low-Income Families Shop at Farmers Markets
A new study shows initial success for a healthy food incentive program for low-income Detroiters — as well as ample room to grow.
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Navigating the Holidays with a Chronic Illness [Infographic]
People with serious disease or health problems may struggle to enjoy the winter season. A Michigan Medicine expert offers tips to accommodate their needs.
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Sick While Traveling? Here’s What to Do (and How to Prevent It)
Michigan Medicine clinical professor offers expert advice on how to stay healthy before traveling during the holidays and tips for traveling while you're sick
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Keeping Kids Safe from Gun Accidents: 6 Strategies for Families
Firearms-related injuries are the second-leading cause of death among children — and they’re largely preventable. A researcher offers tips to prevent tragedy at home.
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Dangerous Falls in Middle Age: What’s Sight Got to Do with It?
Falls among middle-aged people are an underreported issue, U-M researchers say. Now, they’re probing the connection between falling and poor vision as a way to prevent injury.
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Surviving Daylight Saving Time’s End with Kids
Knowing it’s time to “fall back” can set parents into a panic. A pediatric sleep expert offers tips for surviving and thriving the annual adjustment.
Pregnant woman receives her flu shot and Tdap vaccine during her third trimester
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How Vaccines Protect Moms (and Babies) During Pregnancy and Beyond
Find out the benefits of getting a flu shot and the Tdap vaccine during your third trimester of pregnancy, including how these vaccines help protect your unborn baby.
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The Real-Life ‘Walking Dead’: Binge-Watching Can Make You a Zombie, Study Finds
Learn how watching too much television can negatively effect your sleep and overall health, and get tips for binge watching responsibly from Michigan Medicine.
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6 Ways to Reduce Your Cancer Risk When Grilling Meat [Infographic]
Researchers continue to find links between grilled meat and cancer. Learn how to reduce your exposure to carcinogens and lower your cancer risk with these six tips.
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Risk, Benefit or Cost: What Stops Patients from Receiving a Diagnostic Test?
Michigan Medicine researchers sought to determine how much certain factors affect a patient’s decision to have elective diagnostic tests in the emergency department.