Chronic Back Pain Leads to Serious Vascular Diagnosis
Daily back pain impacted one man’s quality of life until an unexpected diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome led to surgery and relief.
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Anxiety, Depression Linked to More Opioid Use After Surgery
New research from Michigan Medicine could help clinicians identify which patients are more likely to continue to use opioids after surgery recovery.
Anxiety Linked to More Opioid Use After Surgery
New research from Michigan Medicine could help clinicians identify which patients are more likely to continue to use opioids after surgery recovery.
Anxiety Among Patient Factors Linked to More Opioid Use After Surgery
New research from Michigan Medicine could help clinicians identify which patients are more likely to continue to use opioids after surgery recovery.
Irregular Heartbeat Unmasks a Serious Cardiac Disease
An unexpected heart diagnosis leads one Ann Arbor father, and his family, down a path they could have never predicted.
New Technology Improves Atrial Fibrillation Detection After Stroke
It’s important to determine whether stroke patients also experience atrial fibrillation (Afib). Monitoring technology invented at Michigan Medicine could make the process easier and more accurate.
‘M-RISE’ Research Program Aims to Prevent Brain Damage Caused by Cardiac Arrest
American Heart Association funding will allow Michigan Medicine to establish a leading research and training program with a focus on preventing brain damage caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Standing Up to Surgical Scars
Kristin VanSingel is proud of her scars, the result of several critical heart surgeries since infancy that have kept her alive.
5 Tips to Combat ICD Anxiety
A U-M social worker shares tips to help patients adjust to living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Targeting Inflammation to Better Understand Dangerous Blood Clots
Forty percent of people who develop venous thromboembolism don’t know what caused it. New research in mice further explores inflammation’s role.
