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Making a difference with living donor kidney organs

The importance of kidney transplant from living donors, explain transplant specialists.
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Esophagectomy patient’s daughter uses skills as nurse to help him prepare and recover from procedure

When a University of Michigan Health nurse’s father underwent a esophagectomy on the floor she works on, she knew it was time to use her expertise to best prepare her father for the procedure.
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A lifelong bond between a patient and surgeon

Discover how a rare disease brought patient advocate Michaela Davert and University of Michigan Health orthopedic surgeon Michelle Caird together in a 16-year partnership rooted in trust, resilience and advocacy for osteogenesis imperfecta. 
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Older adults from distressed communities attend less cardiac rehab after heart procedures

Older adults who live in disadvantaged communities are less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation after common heart procedures, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.
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Researchers discover new opportunities for preventing kidney injury following cardiac surgery

Researchers discover new opportunities for preventing kidney injury following cardiac surgery.
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Zip code and hospital quality may both affect the risk of dying after surgery

Researchers analyzed whether the neighborhood a patient lived in or the quality of the hospital they went to for an operation affected their recovery from surgery
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Changing culture to reduce opioid prescriptions for children undergoing surgery

New effort responds to concerns about opioid overdose, misuse and side effects in kids; Expert shares 8 things parents and pediatric surgeons should know
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Opioid use after eye surgery correlates to new, persistent use in previously opioid-naïve patients

An analysis finds a “one size fits all” approach to prescribing opioids after surgery poses risks for addiction in certain patients.
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