Nonopioid pain prescriptions increased after 2016 CDC guideline, study finds
Researchers say the findings suggest more clinicians are carefully considering the risks of prescribing opioids. Researchers say the findings suggest more clinicians are carefully considering the risks of prescribing opioids. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a guideline for prescribing opioids to patients experiencing chronic pain in 2016, the prescribing rate of […]
Study provides first evidence of link between opioid use disorder, chronic pain
This first-of-its-kind study explores central sensitization. Scientists have long noted a connection between opioid use disorder and chronic pain, however brain mechanisms linking opioid use disorder and chronic pain are poorly understood. This first-of-its-kind study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine and University of Michigan Medical School […]
Exercise as medicine
Whether you’re a novice, professional athlete or in between, an expert shares the important health benefits of exercise. These days, there’s no shortage of information about the benefits of exercise, yet physical inactivity is the fastest-growing public health problem in the United States In fact, nearly half of all U.S. adults do not meet the […]
Researchers develop new agent to help root out hypertension-causing tumor
The fluorine-based agent replaces an iodine-based agent developed decades ago at the University of Michigan. Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to identify a potential cause of hypertension with a drastic reduction in radiation exposure, a new study shows. Around 10-15% cases of hypertension, or high blood pressure, are believed to be caused by excessive […]
Costs for emergency allergy injectors still high for some?
Children and adults with high deductible health plans are paying significantly more for the life-saving medication even as competitors to EpiPen became available. People with severe allergies now have more choices for which epinephrine auto-injector to carry in case they suffer a life-threatening attack, and most pay less for it than they did when the […]
Making history in the operating room
At first glance, it looked just like another liver transplant surgery at Michigan Medicine. There were surgeons, fellows, anesthesiologists, scrub nurses and more crowded into the operating room, prepping the patient and carrying out the hours-long procedure. But it was no ordinary surgery. A closer look revealed something historic for Michigan Medicine — it was […]
Hearing is healing
A patient finally gets answers to his health concerns, thanks to “a doctor who listened closely” to his symptoms. Dennis Morgan, his wife Sheliaand his dog, Hank. Courtesy of the Morgan Family. Dennis Morgan loved the game of golf. Healthy and able, he chose to walk the course instead of using a golf cart as […]
Researchers identify most effective practices of medical assistants in the primary care setting, as well as barriers
The study builds an understanding around the experience of medical assistants in the primary care setting. A Michigan Medicine medical assistant during his work shift. Photo by Chris Hedly Medical assistants play an increasingly important role in the primary care setting, especially as practices pivot towards team-based models of care. As their scope of work […]
How to protect against the rare viral threat
An outbreak of a pox virus, not typically found in Europe and North America, has many on alert. Infectious disease and public health specialists have raised an alarm as cases of monkeypox have spread throughout Europe and the United States. Monkeypox is a member of the orthopox family of viruses, related to smallpox virus, which […]
Researchers identify most effective practices of medical assistants in the primary care setting, as well as barriers
The study builds an understanding around the experience of medical assistants in the primary care setting. A Michigan Medicine medical assistant during his work shift. Photo by Chris Hedly Medical assistants play an increasingly important role in the primary care setting, especially as practices pivot towards team-based models of care. As their scope of work […]