Health & Medicine
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February 28, 2025
Michigan Medicine researcher breaks down weight-loss drugs
Randy Seeley, director of the Michigan Nutrition Obesity Research Center, fields a barrage of inquiries from looking for his perspective on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
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February 27, 2025
Use of greener anesthesia protects patients, environment
A Michigan Medicine study reveals that the use of less polluting inhaled anesthetic agents reduced harmful health care-related carbon emissions by 50% in one year without impacting patient safety or outcomes.
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February 24, 2025
Barney the therapy dog was just what the doctor ordered
As Evan Sanders underwent multiple surgeries and extended hospitalization following a serious dirt bike accident, a four-legged member of his treatment team was often by his side.
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February 19, 2025
Study examines how to cut wasteful pre-surgery testing
A study by a team from U-M and Brigham and Women’s Hospital tested a program designed to reduce unneeded preoperative tests at U-M Health.
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February 19, 2025
Parents weigh in on teens’ non-surgical cosmetic procedures
The U-M Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health showed that one-sixth of parents would support their teens receiving non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
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February 18, 2025
AI-powered mobile clinics may bridge rural health care gaps
Vans equipped somewhere between a doctor’s office and hospital, with an AI agent to guide medical generalists through unfamiliar diagnoses and procedures, could improve access to health care in rural areas.
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February 7, 2025
U-M researchers tackling AI to help transform health care
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery. With this, comes a great need for more interdisciplinary research and collaboration to inform policy and practice
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February 3, 2025
Fluoride Q&A: How it helps kids, its unique history in Michigan
Many kids in this country get fluoride from their drinking water, their toothpaste and the occasional treatment in the dentist’s office. But what is it, and why does it support healthy teeth?
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February 3, 2025
Poll results on child dental problems and oral hygiene habits
More than a third of parents say their child doesn’t regularly brush teeth twice a day and many kids don’t follow other dental recommendations like flossing.
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February 3, 2025
It Happened at Michigan — A disease’s gene is discovered
In May 1989, geneticist-physician Francis Collins of U-M was part of a research group that isolated the gene for cystic fibrosis and identified a faulty protein it produced.
