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What Do Teens and Young Adults Need to Get Through the Pandemic? Survey Gives Insights
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting teen and college-age Americans in many ways, including their mental health.
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Adapting Common Fall Sports for People with Disabilities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Michigan Medicine program launches a new video series to make fall sports accessible for people with disabilities.
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A 4-Year-Old’s Journey with Sickle Cell Disease
After Shavonn Burgess got her daughter’s diagnosis, she had no idea how her family would cope. Now, after a year of blood transfusions and spleen removal, they’ve found a new normal.
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How the Timing of Light Exposure Could Be Affecting Your Health
Increased light exposure can have positive and negative effects on your health — depending on the time of day.
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Is it Safe to Travel in the Age of COVID-19?
As lockdown restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic ease up across the country, health experts discuss travel and how to make vacationing as safe as possible during COVID.
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Most Adults Say They’ve Experienced Ageism, But Majority Still Hold Positive Attitudes Toward Aging
Ageism is a common experience, a new poll of older adults finds, but many people over 50 have a positive attitude toward aging.
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How A Bone Marrow Recipient Found His Perfect Match
When Dan Wagner’s leukemia came back, he was devastated. Now he’s celebrating five years’ cancer-free, thanks to his donor and new life-long friend.
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Live Chat: Getting Closer to "Normal" During COVID-19
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Health Inequality Actually Is a “Black and White Issue”, Research Says
University of Michigan research shows the direct correlation between systemic racism and racial health disparities in the United States.
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Staying Summer Safe During the Pandemic
Five ways to reduce your risk of COVID-19 over the holiday weekend and beyond.
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Moms on the Frontline
A tribute to mothers who are serving double duty caring for COVID-19 patients at work while also balancing family life at home during the pandemic.
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Self-Isolation: New to Us, Common for Cancer Patients
As the stay-home reality continues, a patient with breast cancer shares advice to help others with quarantining. 
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Cooking at Home While Social Distancing
Cooking can be cathartic, and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cooking at home can not only give you a healthy meal, but can help the health of your community by flattening the curve.
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The Reality of Being Rare
We may be on the horizon of a revolution in understanding rare diseases and developing new treatments, but for those living with rare diseases, raising awareness now about these little known conditions is key.
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A Voice of Hope: One Patient’s Journey to Speak Again After House Fire
Michigan Medicine Otolaryngologist Dr. Norman Hogikyan helped 22-year-old Madison Marciniak breathe easy again after surviving a house fire.