Health Lab

By Michigan Medicine Podcast Network

Each week on the Health Lab podcast, we share cutting-edge research, practical health information and inspiring stories of survival from Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center for the Unive

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February 20, 2020 Hereditary Genetic Testing Impacts Breast Cancer Treatment
A new study finds breast cancer patients with an inherited genetic mutation don’t always get treatment that follows guidelines. For more information about this story visit https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/industry-dx/how-hereditary-genetic-testing-results-impact-breast-cancer-treatment
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February 19, 2020 Improving Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Across the Globe
To reach patients in need, one doctor develops a training program to improve testing and care available for those with the genetic disease, starting in the Middle East. For more information about this story visit https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/a-mission-to-improve-cystic-fibrosis-treatment-across-globe
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January 25, 2020 What You Should Know About The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak | Michigan Medicine
In an unprecedented effort to control the spread of a new virus, the Chinese government has closed off the city of Wuhan, restricting the movements of its more than 11 million citizens. So far, according to official WHO reports as of January 20, the novel coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, has sickened 282 people and led to 6 deaths and those numbers are quickly increasing. Michigan Medicine’s experts weigh in on what’s known about the virus currently.

For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/wellness-prevention/2019-novel-coronavirus-should-you-be-worried
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January 21, 2020 Children Frequently Receive Unnecessary Medical
1 in 9 publicly insured and 1 in 11 privately insured children received low-value care in 2014, researchers find. For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/children-frequently-receive-unnecessary-medical-care-regardless-of-insurance-type
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January 20, 2020 New Baby Costs
Despite an ACA mandate that large, employer-based health plans cover maternity care, some are shouldering more of the expenses tied to having a baby. For more information about this story visit https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/having-a-baby-may-cost-some-families-4500-out-of-pocket
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December 23, 2019 Opioid Overdose Risk Factors Same for Teens, Adults
Older teens may have similar risk factors for prescription opioid overdose as adults, a new study suggests. For more information about this story visit https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/opioid-overdose-risk-factors-for-teens-college-aged-youth-mirror-adults.
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December 20, 2019 Workplace Depression
One in five Americans experience symptoms of depression during their lifetime. And yet, a distinct stigma still exists around the topic, especially in the workplace, according to the book Mental Health in the Workplace, co-authored by psychiatrist Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., associate director of Michigan Medicine’s Comprehensive Depression Center. For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/health-management/when-depression-shows-up-workplace
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December 06, 2019 Life-Threatening Pregnancy Complications
Women in rural communities experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth than mothers in urban cities, a new study finds. For more information about this story visit https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/rural-women-at-higher-risk-of-life-threatening-pregnancy-complications.
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December 05, 2019 Annual Over Biennial Mammograms
How often should women get a mammogram? A new study makes a case for getting screened every year instead of every other year.
Women diagnosed with breast cancer after receiving yearly mammograms had smaller tumors and less-advanced disease than women who had mammograms every other year, researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found. For more information about this story visit https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/annual-over-biennial-mammograms-linked-to-less-advanced-breast-cancer.
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November 29, 2019 The Importance of Cervical Cancer Screenings Doesn’t Decrease With Age | Michigan Medicine
Despite the fact that half of cervical cancers are diagnosed after age 49, participation in preventive screening steadily declines between ages 45 and 65, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of three large national surveys led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.

For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/cancer-care/cervical-cancer-screening-numbers-drop-off-women-45-65
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