October 7, 2020
COVID-19, Food and Nutrition, and the Presidential Debates
Eric Brandt, MD discusses the connection between diet-related poor metabolic health and how sick a person becomes when infected by COVID-19.
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October 7, 2020
Cardiac Arrest, Poor Survival Rates Common in Sickest Patients with COVID-19
Salim Hayek, MD and Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPH find that critically ill patients with the novel coronavirus have high rates of cardiac arrest and poor outcomes even after CPR.
October 6, 2020
Are Organ Transplant Recipients at Greater Risk of Death from COVID-19?
Pratima Sharma, MD, MS and team analyze death risk from COVID-19 in organ transplant recipients and find one treatment method greatly increased the risk.
October 6, 2020
Finding Relief from Seasonal Allergies
Mariel Benjamin, MD provides answers to some frequently asked questions about seasonal allergies and relieving symptoms.
October 5, 2020
ACP Announces New Masterships and Awardees for 2020-2021
Congratulations to John Carethers, MD, MACP who received the Harriet P. Dustan Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine.
October 5, 2020
Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic
Ariangela Kozik, PhD, co-organizer of Black in Microbiology Week, reflects on an early scientific experiment that contributed to her interest in microbiology.
October 2, 2020
Michigan Medicine Participates in First Nationwide Network to Study Rare Forms of Diabetes
Elif Oral, MD, MS leads Michigan Medicine team in a nationwide study funded by the NIH that will seek to discover and define rare and atypical forms of diabetes.
October 2, 2020
Thyroid Journal's Most Read Articles on Thyroid Cancer
Two articles authored by Dr. Megan Haymart and her team, including Drs. Maria Papaleontiou, Debbie Chen, and Nazanene Esfandiari, are featured in the Thyroid Journal's "Special Collection on Thyroid Cancer".
October 1, 2020
Tipirneni Receives Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award
Congratulations to Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc who received the American Journal of Managed Care Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award.
September 30, 2020
Uncovering a ‘suPAR’ Culprit Behind Kidney Injury in COVID
Salim Hayek, MD and Subramaniam Pennathur, MD find that hospitalized patients with COVID have high levels of soluble urokinase receptor, a strong predictor of kidney injury.
September 30, 2020
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Heart Failure: Is There a Connection?
Monica Tincopa, MD, MSc and team look into the prevalence of NAFLD in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
September 29, 2020
Genetic Study Uncovers Mutation Associated with Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Santhi Ganesh, MD discusses first clinically actionable findings for a rare blood vessel disease in a study of four unrelated families, all with the same genetic variant.
September 29, 2020
Questions and Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials
Anna Lok, MD and Njira Lugogo, MD answer several common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials during a recent livestream.
September 28, 2020
Wildfires: How to Protect Your Lung Health
MeiLan Han, MD, MS discusses how people can cut down on their risk for illness when living with air quality in the hazardous range.
September 28, 2020
Cancer Research During COVID
Goutham Narla, MD, PhD discusses how his lab shifted in order to continue much needed cancer research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 25, 2020
‘The Immense Burden of Cancer is Not Shouldered Equally’
John Carethers, MD, MACP discusses the new report from the American Association for Cancer Research that describes how overall gains against cancer are not benefiting some racial and ethnic groups.
September 25, 2020
Liver Transplant Recipient Fights Off COVID-19
A high-risk patient who contracted COVID-19 recounts his experience spending 40 days in the intensive care unit at Michigan Medicine, and how his longtime doctor, Robert Fontana, MD, helped him survive.
September 24, 2020
Dr. William Chey – Applying a Holistic, Integrated Care Model to GI Diseases
William Chey, MD develops evidence-based, life-changing nutritional and behavioral solutions to positively impact the lives of patients with digestive disorders.
September 24, 2020
Multidisciplinary Team Gives Providers Tools to Fight Sepsis
Jessie King, MD, PhD discusses the newly modified, comprehensive definition of sepsis and how it will help clinicians fight the infection.
September 22, 2020
Virtual Resources for Older Adults During the COVID19 Pandemic
Kahli Zietlow, MD outlines free or low-cost resources for older adults that encourage social engagement and intellectual stimulation.
