U-M Health Lab – We Love Ann Arbor

U-M Health Lab: His shortness of breath signaled a deeper, underlying issue

Author: Kylie Urban Johanna Younghans / U-M More from U-M Health David Sloan, Jr. had always been active. At the age of 17 he started playing tennis and by 24 he would run two to five miles a

[ Read More ]

Health U-M

U-M Health Lab: For better wellness in the new year, 10 articles to read

By Johanna Younghans / U-M Health Lab Art/Graphic by Jacob Dwyer / Michigan Medicine With every new year comes the saying ‘out with the old, and in with the new,’ except not when it applies to

[ Read More ]

U-M

U-M Health: Taking care of your lungs during COVID and beyond

By Kelly Malcom / U-M ‘It’s like breathing’ is a turn of phrase meant to convey that something is natural and effortless. But over the past couple of years, various emerging threats—from

[ Read More ]

Health

U-M Health Lab: Cold, Flu or COVID-19? Here’s How to Tell the Difference

This article was updated on September 16, 2021. You wake up one morning feeling under the weather. While in previous years you may have chalked up a sore throat or body aches to a run-of-the-mill

[ Read More ]

NEWS

U-M Health Lab: Achilles injuries skyrocket as America returns to normal. Here’s how to handle them

Nearly four months after tearing his Achilles tendon, Russian gymnast Artur Dalaloyan returned to competition, a move already dubbed “heroic” and “miraculous” before he helped his squad earn an

[ Read More ]

U-M

U-M Health Lab: A prescription to ward off cognitive decline – without medication

By Haley Otman / U-M There’s a pill for many ailments, but aging isn’t one of them. And while some mounting difficulty in thinking and processing is expected as you grow older, cognition experts

[ Read More ]

U-M

U-M Health: Adults Unmasked – What That Means for Unvaccinated Kids

By Annie Hauser / U-M Summertime is about to get sweeter for kids—and their parents. At least that’s what pediatrician Elizabeth Hill, M.D., hopes as mask mandates have been lifted for vaccinated

[ Read More ]

U-M

U-M Health Lab: Kids, Sports and COVID-19 – 5 Steps for Parents to Follow

Physical activity is important for growing bodies and minds. But during these uncertain times, do the benefits of participating in youth sports outweigh the risks? The recent surge in COVID-19

[ Read More ]

U-M Health Lab: Cold, Flu or COVID-19? Here’s How to Tell the Difference

You wake up one morning feeling under the weather. While in previous years you may have chalked up a sore throat or body aches to a run-of-the-mill cold or flu, this year’s COVID-19 pandemic adds

[ Read More ]

Health

U-M Health Lab: Too Many COVID-19 Patients Get Unneeded “Just in Case” Antibiotics

By Kara Gavin / U-M Health Lab More than half of patients hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 in Michigan during the state’s peak months received antibiotics early in their stay, just in case

[ Read More ]