Whether it’s medical records, blood or tissue, patients want to know if researchers may use something from them

Many members of the public want to know if their health information or samples from their bodies will be used in research or to help develop new biomedical products, a new study finds. That’s especially true if their data and biospecimens might...
9-Aug-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Most older adults ready to roll up sleeves this fall for updated COVID-19 boosters, U-M poll shows

A new poll shows that 61% of people over 50 who have already gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine are very likely to roll up their sleeves this fall to get an updated booster shot once they become available. That percentage might increase...
8-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Michigan Medicine receives grant recognizing it as a top U.S. program for spinal cord injury

Michigan Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation received a federal research grant for spinal cord injury – reflecting its comprehensive care for patients with SCI and signifying the program as a national leader in the...
5-Aug-2022 5:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Children and teens getting spinal surgery don’t need so many opioids, study suggests

Children and teens with scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion can be prescribed fewer opioids while still receiving adequate pain control after surgery, a new study finds. Patients receiving preoperative education on the risks of opioids and the...
4-Aug-2022 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

SuPAR identifies patients at high risk of blood clot formation

Blood clots are thought to occur in as many as a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In many cases these clots can be deadly, such as pulmonary embolisms—blood clots that travel to the lungs. In fact, in nearly one third of patients with...
2-Aug-2022 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Is everything we think we know about Alzheimer’s wrong?

Beta-amyloid is far from the only factor in dementia, memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, and far from the only target for drugs, says the director of a top Alzheimer's center. Research on many molecules, and an emphasis on preventing or slowing...
1-Aug-2022 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

When heart-assisting implants could save a life, patients who are Black or female don’t get them as often

Black people and women with severe heart failure who might be good candidates for surgery to implant a heart-assisting device have a lower chance of actually getting that operation than white patients, or male patients, a new study finds.
1-Aug-2022 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Telehealth by Phone & Video Proves a Lifeline for Veterans with Opioid Addiction

Phone-based and video-based telehealth visits both helped veterans with opioid addiction stay on buprenorphine medication to treat their opioid use disorder during the pandemic. The findings could inform telemedicine policy.
22-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites