A new study finds the use of HGH treatment in patients that have undergone ACL reconstructive surgery may prevent the loss of muscle strength and weakness. For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/lab-report/human-growth-hormone-treatment-after-acl-injury-may-prevent-loss-of-muscle-strength See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Advancements in HGH Therapy for ACL Injury | Michigan Medicine

A roundup of 10 studies highlighting the health disparities between black and white Americans. The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence states clearly: “all men are created equal.” But does this hold true for all people in 2020? Yes, Americans can legally vote in elections, go to school or assemble in groups to peacefully protest. However, true equality goes beyond laws and policies. From inadequate access to fresh food and clean water, to screening in early stages of disease or the inability to rent an apartment because of discriminatory housing practices, these long standing systemic inequities for some black Americans can have long lasting effects on health. For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/lifestyle/health-inequality-actually-a-black-and-white-issue-research-saysResources:Racial Disparities in the Time of COVID-19Study Explores Why Prostate Cancer Mortality is Higher in Black MenMinority Patients Benefit From Having Minority Doctors, But That’s a Hard Match to MakeRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Insurance Access Impact Maternal-Infant HealthYoung African Americans with Colon Cancer Fare WorseWhy Does Dying Cost More for People of Color?Blood Pressure Associated with Racial Differences in Cognitive DeclineStudy Reveals Blind Spot in Coverage of Low Vision DevicesACA Helped Make Health Insurance Access More Equal, But Racial and Ethnic Gaps RemainEven Before COVID-19, Many Adults Lacked Stable Food SupplyVisit Michigan Medicine’s Office for Health Equity and Inclusion for anti-racism support and tools. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10 Research Studies on Health Disparities Between Black and White Americans | Michigan Medicine

While case counts in some areas are going down, COVID-19 is still out there. How do you safely kick off the unofficial start of the summer during a pandemic? Five ways to reduce your risk of COVID-19 over the summer holidays and beyond.For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/lifestyle/staying-summer-safe-during-pandemic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

5 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of COVID-19 Over the Summer and Beyond | Michigan Medicine

3D printing fuels U-M efforts to rapidly increase ventilator capacity while providing each patient on vent support with individually tailored gas pressures and pressure monitoring.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/health-tech/personalized-device-could-support-multiple-covid-19-patients-from-single-ventilator See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

COVID-19 Innovations: New Vent-Splitter Offers Tailored Pressure for Multiple Patients | Michigan Medicine

Michigan Medicine experts highlight how their teams have increased access to transgender care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/health-management/lifting-barriers-to-care-for-transgender-and-non-binary-patientsResources:Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adult Support GroupParents of Gender Nonconforming PeopleChild and Adolescent Gender ServicesComprehensive Gender Services Program See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Increased Access to Transgender and Non-Binary Health Care During COVID and Beyond | Michigan Medicine

Researchers look to the genes behind COVID-19 for early answers. Viruses may seem like cunning villains, purposefully mutating to increasingly deadlier forms to outwit their human hosts. In reality, a lot of what happens with a virus is completely random. This randomness can make figuring out where a virus came from, how it spreads and what makes it tick especially tricky. For SARS-CoV-2, the new virus that causes COVID-19, scientists are looking to its genome for answers to some of these questions.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/lab-report/what-sars-cov-2-genome-reveals See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Studying the Genes Behind COVID-19 | Michigan Medicine

Rapid shifts removed out-of-pocket costs that could keep people from getting coronavirus care. That trend may continue.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/industry-dx/covid-19-care-mostly-free-to-patients-should-other-vital-care-be-too See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

COVID Cost | Michigan Medicine

Food insecurity disparities by age, health status, race, ethnicity and education seen in National Poll on Healthy Aging; pandemic may have worsened them.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/industry-dx/even-before-covid-19-many-adults-lacked-stable-food-supplyResources:National Poll on Healthy AgingFood on the MoveThe Campus Kitchens Project See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pandemic May Have Increased Food Insecurity for Aging Population | Michigan Medicine

A quick guide to volunteering to help researchers understand the virus, the disease and its effects on people and society. For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/wellness-prevention/everyone-vs-covid-19-how-you-can-help-science-make-progressResources:Information on Donating to the University of Michigan Biorepository for COVID-19 ResearchUniversity of Michigan Health Research RegistryHEROES Registry for Health Care WorkersCOVID Near You StudyCOVID Symptom StudyNational Daily Health SurveyNational Institutes of Health Antibody Test Study to, "...find the number of people with detectable antibodies to SARS-COV2 from a sampling of adults who have no known exposure or clinical illness."Rare Disease ListResearch Survey for Rare Disease Patients and Their Families About Impacts of COVID‑19National Institute of Mental Health's Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic StudyMap of COVID-19 Related Trials on ClinicalTrials.govClinicalTrials.gov See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Help Scientists Study Sars-CoV-2 and COVID-19 | Michigan Medicine

Practical tips and online support can help people with depression, anxiety and other conditions cope. Living with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD and other mental health conditions can pose a challenge even in “normal” times.For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/wellness-prevention/getting-through-a-pandemic-when-you-have-a-mental-health-conditionResources:Michigan Psychiatry Resources for COVID-19: ToolkitMichigan Medicine Depression Center Toolkit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Living With a Mental Health Condition in a Pandemic | Michigan Medicine

For children with autism spectrum disorder, who thrive on routines and predictability, the everyday disruptions and uncertainty from the pandemic may be especially stressful.For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/childrens-health/6-ways-to-support-children-autism-during-pandemicResources:Autism SpeaksMichigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry Program: Zero to ThriveDo2Learn Icons See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Resources to Support Children with Autism During COVID-19 Pandemic | Michigan Medicine

Ventilators have gotten a lot of attention in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. But hundreds of hospitals around the world have another, less publicized weapon that might help some of the most desperately ill patients survive when ventilators aren’t enough.Right now, hundreds of COVID-19 patients in intensive care worldwide are being kept alive using a life support technology called ECMO and the skills of specially trained teams of nurses, respiratory therapists, technicians and doctors.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/when-ventilators-dont-help-covid-19-patients-might See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How ECMO Could Help COVID-19 Patients | Michigan Medicine

The novel coronavirus still affects a very small number of children, but new reports describe serious symptoms in some pediatric cases in parts of the U.S. and Europe. For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/rare-covid-related-inflammatory-disease-affecting-children See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

COVID-Related Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) | Michigan Medicine

A startling and disproportionate death rate among black Americans around the country from COVID-19 is revealing persistent inequities and the need for solutions to address them.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/racial-disparities-time-of-covid-19 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Disproportionate Death Rate During COVID Shows Persistent Racial Inequities and the Need to Address Them | Michigan Medicine

A pediatric intensive care nurse survived COVID-19 in part due to the excellent treatment she received from her peers. This National Nurses Week, she shares her appreciation.  For more information about this story visit: https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/health-management/one-nurses-journey-surviving-covid-19-facing-a-long-road-to-recovery See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Going From Nurse to Patient During a Pandemic | Michigan Medicine

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