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Traditional approaches to prostate cancer screening involve blood tests, MRI, and biopsies. However, in addition to being uncomfortable, some of these procedures result in overdiagnosis of low-grade cancers. In a new study, researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have clinically validated a previously developed urine test, which can potentially bypass these…
Systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, has a variety of symptoms and room for improvement when it comes to treatment. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. The condition is characterized by rashes on various parts of the body including the face and scalp, hair loss and scarring of…
Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential. To do so, clinicians often rely on imaging, such as ultrasound or CT scans. Although delayed diagnosis of appendicitis in children can be life threatening, overtesting is…
Newswise — Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years, a new University of Michigan study finds. In all, 34% more people were hospitalized for a firearm-related injury in 2020 and 2021 than…
BYLINE: Noah Fromson Newswise — Despite the success cardiac rehabilitation has shown at reducing heart-related deaths and hospital readmissions, higher out-of-pocket costs may prevent patients from participating in the program, a Michigan Medicine study suggests. In a national study of over 40,000 people with Medicare and commercial insurance, 81.6% of patients did not have to…
BYLINE: Ananya Sen Newswise — About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Affecting 98 million adults, prediabetes can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. While it can…
In April 2021, a provision in the 21st Century Cures act took effect which required that all medical test results be released to a patient’s electronic medical record as soon as they become available. As a result of this newer law, many patients are seeing and reading their test results even before their doctor has….
BYLINE: Noah Fromson Newswise — University of Michigan Health has received the state’s first Comprehensive Hypertension Center Certification by the American Heart Association. The award is given in recognition of the health system’s commitment to follow proven, research-based treatment guidelines to care for people with the most complex cases of hypertension, also known as high…
A Michigan Medicine lab has begun providing a first-of-its-kind new cancer test. Developed at the University of Michigan, MyHPVscore is a highly accurate blood test that can detect human papilloma virus-related head and neck cancer by measuring fragments of tumor DNA in a patient’s bloodstream. “We needed to create this lab because patients needed results,”…
BYLINE: Ananya Sen Newswise — About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Affecting 98 million adults, prediabetes can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. While it can…
