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Each week on the Health Lab podcast, we share cutting-edge research, practical health information and inspiring stories of survival from Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center for the University of Michigan. Visit the Health Lab website where you can check out all of our content and subscribe to our Health Lab newsletters to receive the latest in health research and information to your inbox each week. Transcripts for each episode of Health Lab are linked in the episode descriptions.

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September 25 · 6 min
PMOS is the New PCOS
What the name change signifies, and what it means for fertility care
September 18 · 3 min
Studying Period Pain
Who’s at risk for painful periods?
September 11 · 16 min
Caregiver Resources: Reduce the Risk of Burnout
7 things every family caregiver should know – but many don’t
August 28 · 4 min
Re-Release: Private Equity Investment into IVF
Examining private equity’s role in fertility care
August 21 · 3 min
Re-Release: Serious disparities persist in maternal death rates in the U.S.
Maternal deaths rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remain elevated for Black women, study finds
August 15 · 36 min
Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause
Health Lab Live: A Conversation with U-M OBGYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. John Randolph
August 7 · 34 min
The Kidney Warning Signs You’re Missing— And Why Waiting is Dangerous
Health Lab Live: A Conversation with U-M Nephrologist Dr. Julie Wright-Nunes
July 31 · 10 min
Cyclospora: What to Know About the Parasite Sweeping the Nation
Got cyclosporiasis? How to take care of yourself and others.
July 24 · 7 min
Re-Release: Updated | Measles immunization & prevention
Measles: 10 things to know about immunization and prevention
July 17 · 3 min
Re-Release: Protecting your lungs during wildfires
Wildfires: How to protect your lung health in poor air quality
July 11 · 13 min
Medicare's New GLP-1 Bridge Program
7 things to know about Medicare’s new GLP-1 coverage
July 2 · 9 min
Re-Release: Tips for Surviving the Heat
Heat wave survival tips from a U-M emergency physician
June 26 · 2 min
Re-Release: Study shows access to gender-affirming vaginoplasty improved quality of life for transfeminine patients
Quality of life improved across multiple areas for transfeminine patients who received gender-affirming vaginoplasties
June 19 · 8 min
LGBTQ+ Aging in America
LGBTQ+ people over 50 face more aging-related challenges
June 12 · 4 min
New Findings on a Decade of Medicaid Expansion in Michigan
Michigan’s Medicaid expansion improved both health and finances
June 5 · 11 min
7-OH, kratom and the emerging public health crisis for sale across the country
A life-destroying addiction can start at a corner store
May 29 · 8 min
Could preeclampsia become a thing of the past?
Researchers discover what may be the root cause of preeclampsia, and how to fix it
May 22 · 3 min
Re-Release: When is a mole suspicious?
4 ways to check your moles for skin cancer
May 15 · 6 min
An expert's view on hantavirus
Do we need to worry about this rare infection?
May 8 · 7 min
Re-Release: An Expert Answers Questions about Autism
Understanding autism: 10 things to know

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