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New scoliosis surgical treatment shows promise Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 146 seconds Spinal scoliosis is a fairly common condition among both children and adults. For a small group, the condition can progress to create severe pain and balance issues which require surgery. That is why surgeons at the University of Michigan are experimenting with a new minimal access spinal surgery that may revolutionize this surgical repair. Related: franklamarca, scoliosis, surgery, umhs |
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Giving the gift of health this holiday season Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 158 seconds A bottle of cologne, a new pair of pajamas or a video game are all quick and easy gifts to buy and wrap for the upcoming holiday season. But this year, why not give something more healthy and beneficial to a loved one? Why not give the gift of health? Related: gift, gift-giving, health, holiday, ideas, richardson |
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Surgery creates usable tongue following oral cancer Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 135 seconds After a diagnosis of tongue cancer Lisa, a new mother, was faced with the loss of part of her tongue to save her life. She knew that she could lose her ability to talk and that her young son might never hear her voice again. But surgeons at the University of Michigan built her a new tongue. Related: cancer, chepeha, douglas, mouth, oral, reconstruction, tongue |
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The truth about stem cell science Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 208 seconds University of Michigan experts provide educational information to help Michigan citizens learn about the ethics, guidelines, and federal and state oversight that apply to all human stem cell research. Related: election, embryonic, medicine, proposal2, seanmorrison, stemcells, universityofmichigan |
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U-M scientists probe limits of 'cancer stem-cell model' Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 152 seconds One of the most promising new ideas about the causes of cancer, known as the cancer stem-cell model, must be reassessed because it is based largely on evidence from a laboratory test that is surprisingly flawed when applied to some cancers, University of Michigan researchers have concluded. Related: cancer, chemotherapy, johnson, melanoma, skin, stemcells, tanning, timothy, treatment |
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Spring cleaning ... for your nose Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 230 seconds Relief for a runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes or post-nasal drip is just a rinse away, say experts at the University of Michigan Health System. Nasal irrigation - rinsing the nose and nasal passages with a solution, typically salt water -- is a cheap and easy way for the millions of people who suffer with spring allergies and nasal congestion to alleviate Related: allergy, irrigation, michigan, nasal, neti, nose, pot, sinus, spring, university |
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Researchers tackle deadly blood infections Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 163 seconds About one in every 100 people each year will experience a serious bloodstream infection, and often times, antibiotics arent enough. So to combat these rampant infections, University of Michigan researchers are working to find ways to better diagnose and treat them. Related: blood, infection, medicine, sepsis, umhs, universityofmichigan |
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Vets and depression: Returning from war to fight new battle Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 185 seconds Depression is a very potent risk factor for suicide among people receiving treatment for depression at the VA, with a suicide rate that is three times higher than that of the overall VA patient population. Related: mental, prevent, return, risk, after, depression, factors, fight, from, health, prevention, soldiers, suicide, va, veterans, vets, war, war |
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Honoring our Nurses Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 300 seconds Nursing at Michigan Related: honor, michigan, nurses, nursing |
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Conquering Disability in West Africa Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 217 seconds U-M works with region's leaders to resolve problems together, featuring Andrew Haig, M.D., and efforts in Liberia and Ghana Related: ghana, global, haig, health, michigan, university |
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Ghana post-graduate OB training program Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 237 seconds Timothy R. B. Johnson, M.D., chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Health System, discusses the history and impact of the Ghana post-graduate training program during the last 20 years. Related: africa, ghana, global, gynecology, health, medicine, michigan, obstetrics, residents, training, university |
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Fight back against inherited hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 213 seconds A combination of better diagnosis, treatment and genetic testing is starting to help people with HCM, and their families, fight back against their inherited risk. Related: cardiomyopathy, health, heart, hypertrophic, inherited, medicine, michigan, risk, university |
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Recognizing the early warning signs of bladder cancer Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 177 seconds There's no easy screening test, there's no splashy awareness month and there are few clues to its existence early on. But experts urge people to pay attention to the signs of bladder cancer, which will develop in some 63,000 Americans each year. Related: baldder, cancer, medicine, michigan, symptoms, university |
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Breast cancer remains threat for older women Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 141 seconds Despite recent examples of young and middle-aged celebrities being diagnosed with breast cancer, more than half of breast cancers happen in women over age 65. Thats why experts at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center recommend women continue to receive yearly breast screenings through their 70s. Related: breast-cancer, cancer, elderly, health, medicine, university-of-michigan, women |
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Who will voters pick to tackle nation's healthcare problems? Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 78 seconds According to a report released today by the U-M C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital National Poll on Childrens Health, the majority of likely voters polled selected Barack Obama as their top presidential pick to handle the countrys biggest health care issues, including the high cost of health insurance, and the millions of U.S. adults and children without insurance. Related: analysis, childrens, commentary, hospital, michigan, mott, news, obama, of, university |
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Students for Jamaica: Hagley Gap Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 146 seconds University of Michigan medical students' medical mission to Hagley Gap Jamaica in Spring 2008. Related: hagley-gap, health, healthcare, jamaica, medicine, science |
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Addressing HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 246 seconds Dr. A. Oveta Fuller discusses her work to address HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through faith-based leaders. Related: africa, aids, fuller, health, hiv, medicine, michigan, system, university |
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Leg pain can mean heart danger Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 154 seconds Symptoms of peripheral artery disease can be a valuable warning of future heart attack and stroke danger - if you pay attention to the signs. Related: arterial, health, heart, leg, medicine, michigan, pain, peripheral, university, vascular |
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Our Global Challenge Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 106 seconds James, O. Woolliscroft, M.D., dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, discusses the school's goal of becoming a global medical school within all of its three missions: Patient care, education and research. Related: dean, education, global, health, medical, medicine, michigan, research, university, woolliscroft |
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Health tips to ease family travel Posted by: UMHealthSystem
Video duration: 305 seconds While spring break trips can be fun for families, they can also be stressful - especially when it comes to dealing with unexpected health issues. To help alleviate some stress, a U-M pediatrician encourages parents to prepare for health situations before they take off on their next family getaway, and offers tips for what to pack should your child get sick while traveling. Related: bugs, family, headache, kids, medication, michigan, packing, stress, travel, university |
