Michigan Medicine News Break

Surgeons who perform gender-affirming mastectomies know that they help patients. A 2021 study by Michigan Medicine researchers provides data to show exactly how. This episode originally aired in November 2021.The transcript for this episode can be found here.For the full article text, please visit: "Gender-affirming mastectomies improve mental health, sexual functioning and more."Don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we are talking to Dr. Daniel Kaul, the Director of the Transplant Infectious Disease Service at University of Michigan Health, about a worrisome development that his team had to deal with in the fall of 2020, which was the first documented COVID-19 infection acquired through a transplant. The transcript for this episode can be found here.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hundreds of thousands of surgical and dental opioid prescriptions are filled a month or more after writing, but one state’s law helped reduce this “delayed dispensing”.Visit our blog for the full story.The transcript for this episode can be found here.For more stories like this, visit our blogs.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A psychiatrist discusses the barriers to seeking help for alcohol use disorder and how to overcome them. Visit our blog for the full story.The transcript for this episode can be found here.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A pediatrician provides valuable information on homemade formula, milk alternatives and other resources during national shortage.Visit our blog for the full story.The transcript for this episode can be found here.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Infertility can be heartbreaking for both partners in a relationship. The resulting stress that sometimes occurs only adds to a couple’s woes. Here, an expert offers advice on how to reduce the stress infertility can cause in relationships.Visit our blog for the full story.The transcript for this episode can be found here.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We have expanded the Michigan Medicine News Break to include Twitter Space conversations with Michigan Medicine experts. Today's episode is a conversation about COVID and overall lung health shared by three experts from the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. COVID-19 has affected all of us in some way, and unfortunately doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Dr. MeiLan Han, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at University of Michigan Health, Dr. Hallie Prescott and Dr. Thomas Valley, also of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, dive into what the pandemic has taught us about lung health in general, lung health implications of long COVID and how we can apply lessons learned to better support overall lung health in the future.You can find Michigan Medicine on Twitter @umichmedicine.The transcript for this episode can be found here.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michi

Pill swallowing can be a difficult skill to learn for kids and adults, and for some kids, it's a skill they need to learn at a young age. In this short video tutorial, a child psychologist from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital shares helpful tips for teaching your child how to swallow pills.Visit our blog for the full story and video tutorial.The transcript for this episode can be found here.The Michigan Medicine News Break is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a normal day for Jeff Zampi, M.D., who had spent most of it performing procedures to treat babies, children, adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. And after wrapping up work at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, the pediatric cardiologist laced up his skates to hit the ice for a hockey game nearby in Ann Arbor: his Mott team was facing the Ice Cats. But by the third period of the match, Zampi found himself switching back to doctor mode.For more information about this story visit https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/heart-health/doctor-revives-fellow-hockey-player-after-cardiac-arrest-during-game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While stretch marks are commonly associated with pregnancy, the permanency of the skin lesions causes pregnant women and pregnant individuals substantial embarrassment that can negatively impact pregnancy and their quality of life, according to a new study.For the full article, visit: Pregnancy stretch marks cause stress and emotional burden, study findsDon't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One in seven of the households that purchased a gun also had a teen with depression, study finds.For the full article, visit: More American parents of teens are purchasing firearms during the pandemicDon't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An expert discusses what the latest coronavirus mutations could mean. Please note that this blog article was published on December 1, 2021, and since that time it has been confirmed that the Omicron variant is circulating in the United States. For the full text, please visit: What to know about the Omicron variantDon't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Traumatic news, plus the stress of a pandemic and upcoming holidays, make this a critical time for young people and their parents and school staff. As parents across Michigan try to help their children navigate both a pandemic and the aftermath of a heinous school shooting, a mental health expert provides guidance on how to support the mental health of kids and teens right now.For the full text, please visit: "Open talk, open door: Helping kids, teens after a school shooting."Resources:When Terrible Things Happen, from the National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkDisaster, violence and trauma resources from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryResources for Families from SAMHSAResources developed for coping during COVID-19 by the U-M Department of Psychiatry & MC3 ProgramHelping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators, from the National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkAnyone in Michigan, including students, who is concerned about a school safety issue should contact OK2SAY from Mich

For the millions of people who survived COVID-19 infection only to experience lingering symptoms, referred to colloquially as long COVID, much remains unknown.Researchers at University of Michigan Health, part of Michigan Medicine, are examining lung biopsies from patients living with persistent respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, to help better define the pattern of damage associated with COVID-19. Their work has led to a surprising finding: some patients’ symptoms could be due to damage that existed before getting COVID-19.For the full text, please visit: "Pathologists find evidence of pre-existing chronic lung disease in people with long COVID."Don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Surgeons who perform gender-affirming mastectomies know that they help patients. A new study by Michigan Medicine researchers provides data to show exactly how.For the full text, please visit: "Gender-affirming mastectomies improve mental health, sexual functioning and more."Don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Michigan Medicine study found that most patients with mild COVID-19 infections produce antibodies that persist and protect them from reinfection for up to six months. Lead author Charles Schuler, M.D. recommends those eligible for vaccination should still get the COVID vaccine, stating, "Achieving natural immunity by deferring vaccination in favor of infection is not worth going through the discomfort, risk to yourself and risk to others."For the full text, visit: "COVID-19 antibodies persist, reduce reinfection risk for up to six months, study finds."Don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Medicine News Break on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Halley Crissman, M.D., M.P.H., first became a medical student at the University of Michigan, she saw the school’s non-discrimination policy on gender identity as a good start to making Michigan Medicine, the medical center of the University of Michigan, a safe, accepting place for transgender and non-binary patients and staff. However, in her mind, the policy alone was not enough.For the full text version, visit "Videos teach inclusion and caring for transgender patients."Don't forget to subscribe and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, researchers worldwide have been looking for ways to treat COVID-19. And while the COVID-19 vaccines represent the best measure to prevent the disease, therapies for those who do get infected remain in short supply. A new groundbreaking study from the University of Michigan reveals several drug contenders already in use for other purposes—including one dietary supplement—that have been shown to block or reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells.For the full text version, visit: "Existing drugs kill SARS-CoV-2 in cells."Don't forget to subscribe and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Even a relatively short hospital stay for COVID-19 can result in long-term health and financial impacts for patients, according to early results from a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. For the full text version, visit "Short hospitalizations hit hard for COVID patients."Don't forget to subscribe and check out all of the shows on the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experts are recommending wearing masks again, even for those vaccinated against COVID-19. Here’s why. For the full text, visit the blog article page for "Masks and the delta variant."You can check the number of COVID cases in your area using the CDC’s COVID-19 Data Tracker, and also stay up to date by visiting the CDC site for the latest guidance for fully vaccinated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.