Kelly Malcom

Lead Research Communicator

Malcom is a lead research communicator for Michigan Medicine and research communications strategist for the U-M Medical School, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, and health and science writing. She covers the basic science departments, pulmonary and critical care medicine, infectious disease, pathology and anesthesiology. Contact: [email protected]

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Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive affects breathing and heart rate

Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive, xylazine, affects breathing and heart rate.
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People without health insurance are less likely to obtain lifesaving hospital transfers

Does insurance play a role in which critically ill patients live or die? The unfortunate answer may be yes, due in part to a difference in the rate of inter-hospital transfer, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
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Research Scout Scholar: Mitra Aliabouzar, PhD

Meet Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar, a Great Minds Research Scouts scholar at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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Research Scout Scholars: Shahzad Mian, MD, Lev Prasov, MD, PhD & Yan Zhang, PhD

Meet Shahzad Mian, MD, Lev Prasov, MD, PhD and Yan Zhang, PhD, Great Minds Research Scouts scholars at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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Sepsis can kill even previously healthy people if recognized too late, finds study

A University of Michigan led study finds that patients hospitalized with sepsis who were previously healthy ultimately died because of late intervention.
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Samantha Schon, MD: Investigating the impact of obesity on fertility

Learn more about the innovative work of research investigators at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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Two U-M PhD students named to the HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program

Two University of Michigan students and their PhD advisors have been named to the 2025 cohort of the HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program.
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Evolutionary insights into the development of the human intestine

An international research team finds that the human gut is a site of rapid change, with recent and important deviations from other mammals.
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Alison Affinati, MD, PhD: Uncovering the link between stress, the brain, and diabetes

Learn more about the innovative work of research investigators at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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Study identifies function behind mysterious variants for gene linked to colon cancer

Michigan Medicine researchers identify the function behind mysterious variants for a gene linked to colon cancer.
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Research Scout Scholar: Joshua Welch, PhD

Meet Dr. Joshua Welch, a Great Minds Research Scouts scholar at the U-M Medical School.
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Devin McCaslin, PhD: Advancing treatments and diagnostics for hearing and balance issues

Learn more about the innovative work of research investigators at the U-M Medical School.
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John Prensner, MD, PhD: Research helps beyond one person or one disease

Learn more about the innovative work of research investigators at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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Michelle Hastings, PhD: Investing in a simple but powerful way to make medicines

Learn more about the innovative work of research investigators at the U-M Medical School.
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Removal of ventilator breathing tube is delayed for some patients, posing health risks

A study by Michigan Medicine determined how many patients who pass spontaneous breathing trials were extubated within six hours and what factors were associated with staying connected to a ventilator.
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