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March 17, 2020
Opioids are no better than other meds at quelling the pain of a pulled tooth, according to research by Romesh Nalliah, clinical professor of dentistry, and Chad Brummett, associate professor of anesthesiology and co-director of the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network. “I think we can almost eliminate opioid prescribing from dental practice. Of course, there are going to be some exceptions, like patients who can’t tolerate nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories. I would estimate we can reduce opioid prescribing to about 10 percent of what we currently prescribe as a profession,” Nalliah said.
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March 17, 2020
“Anxiety and insomnia are bad bedfellows; they often coexist. When we get anxious, that turns on what’s called the sympathetic nervous system, the nervous system that gets us anxious and prepares our body to fight or flight,” said Todd Arnedt, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology and director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program.
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March 17, 2020
Joseph Eisenberg, professor of epidemiology and global public health, says testing is “the No. 1 issue that needs to be resolved right now” if the nation hopes to staunch the spread of COVID-19. “It is really hard to understand why they haven’t been prepared. … We’re really hampered by not having these tests to do something more systematic.”
USA Today -
March 16, 2020
“The first Earth Day had a national rather than a global scope, but the fundamental message and organizing strategy applies to today’s global movement: everything is interconnected, and environmental justice and sustainability require grass roots mobilization and confrontation with power,” wrote Matthew Lassiter, professor of history, and urban and regional planning.
The Washington Post -
March 16, 2020
“Parents who may be higher-educated may look to alternative sources of health and health care, which don’t include or do not look favorably upon immunization,” said Gary Freed, professor of pediatrics, and health management and policy, who urges parents to vaccinate their children. “Parents are fortunate today to live in an environment where they can prevent diseases that killed or permanently damaged hundreds of thousands of children in years past.”
Newsweek -
March 16, 2020
A new study by Brian Stewart, assistant professor of anthropology, suggests that polished ostrich eggshell beads have been used as a kind of social currency for more than 30,000 years: “They have no monetary value. But … they allow you to accrue social capital. They’re exchanged in these friend networks. … And the more beadwork you have, and the more lavish and beautiful it is, the more people like you, basically.”
CBC -
March 13, 2020
“People should not be caught short of having enough heart medications, diabetic medications or any potentially life-saving medication that they need on a routine — daily or weekly or monthly — basis,” said Peter Jacobson, professor emeritus of health management and policy, on the CDC recommendation that people stock up on prescription drugs they routinely take for chronic conditions.
National Public Radio -
March 13, 2020
“There was a kind of misfit about some of the early music and playing it on the modern piano. Music for me totally comes alive when you’ve got this instrument that the composers wrote for so perfectly,” said Matthew Bengtson, assistant professor of music and piano literature, who performs on the fortepiano.
Chicago Tribune -
March 13, 2020
Aubree Gordon, associate professor of epidemiology, says diners worried about the coronavirus should be mindful of buffets and come prepared with hand sanitizer or plans to wash their hands. Even though a contaminated buffet utensil probably doesn’t have a lot of the virus on it, she says, “The big risk is that it’s on the spoon, and you touch that, then you touch your face — or you touch your phone which later touches your face.”
The Washington Post -
March 12, 2020
Research by Lindsey Lepley, assistant professor of kinesiology, and Adam Lepley, clinical assistant professor of kinesiology, found that ACL reconstruction in the knee causes changes in the structure of the brain because of a smaller pathway from brain to muscle. “We think that this is a protective mechanism, in which our body is trying to limit unwanted movement around a joint injury … and can be applied to not just ACL injuries, but other musculoskeletal injuries as well,” Adam Lepley said.
UPI
