The University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is among the best children's hospitals and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2012-13 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.
Care for patients with fecal incontinence costs $4,110 per person for both medical and non-medical costs like loss of productivity, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
Unversity of Michigan researchers identify the protein that helps high-fat foods do harm.
A new link between obesity and type 2 diabetes found in mice could open the door to exploring new potential drug treatments for diabetes, University of Michigan Health System research has found.
A study led by U-M gastroenterologists shows a simple anti-inflammatory drug can prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis, a painful complication that can follow the procedure to examine the digestive tract.
Clinical trial shows new type 2 diabetes drug helps diabetics release more insulin and improve control of blood glucose levels.
A new combination of investigational drugs successfully suppressed hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in a high percent of patients who had not responded to previous treatment in a study led by a University of Michigan hepatologist.
Experts at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Diabetes Center are available to discuss the impact of diet on diabetes following the announcement this week that Southern chef Paula Deen has type 2 diabetes.
U-M research shows the risk for kidney failure among liver transplant recipients is higher following a policy change in 2002 that altered how liver transplant allocation is decided.
Older patients with cirrhosis have significant functional disability, require twice the amount of informal caregiving, and contribute added strain on the health care system, according to U-M research.
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Liver transplantation candidates want to be involved in decisions regarding quality of the donor organ, and many are reluctant to accept organs with a higher risk of failure, according to research by U-M physicians and experts.
The National Institutes of Health is supporting a new effort to understand the complications of diabetes. The University of Michigan will look at the cellular changes that contribute to vision loss, kidney failure and nerve damage in type 1 diabetics.
Waist circumference, a measure of belly fat, is not a better predictor than body mass index for identifying children with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.
New screening guideline for newborns fail to fully address public trust, U-M researcher cautions.
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The University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has earned the highest rankings in the state of Michigan and is among the best in the country in pediatric specialties according to the U.S. News Media Group's Best Children's Hospital rankings.
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DNA from Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacteria, minimizes the effects of colitis in mice
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A rebound of the Hepatitis B virus is common in patients receiving nucleoside analogs for chronic hepatitis but nearly 40% of the rebounds or virological breakthroughs (VBTs) were not related to antiviral drug resistance.
Providing kidney transplants to patients with the best probability of longer survival would reduce repeat transplant operations and improve life span ...
With childhood obesity on the rise, more attention is being given to testing children for diabetes. But which test is best?
Millions of people in the United States suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, but new research indicates a drug therapy could offer long-lasting relief. William Chey, M.D., professor in the Department of Internal Medicine was among the researchers who studied the drug rifaximin's effects on IBS patients. The research will be published in the New England Journal of Medicine Jan. 6.
