Shantell M. Kirkendoll

Kirkendoll was a previous Health Lab contributor and member of the public relations team.

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Study: Medicare Coverage Limits Put Seniors’ Vision Needs at Risk
The national health insurance program leaves many older Americans without adequate resources to properly maintain their sight, a new study finds.
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Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Deaths Skyrocket in Young Adults
Rapid rise in liver deaths highlights new challenges in treatment and prevention despite gains in fighting hepatitis C, researchers say.
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Why Bariatric Surgery Wait Times Have Nearly Doubled in 10 Years
Often driven by insurers, delays in approving weight-loss surgery can deter some patients from the pursuit. And waiting longer doesn’t improve safety, a new study says.
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Video consultations improve liver disease care, survival rates
For patients who live in rural areas, driving to see a specialist in a large city or at a university hospital can be challenging, if not impossible.
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World Association of Eye Hospitals explores innovations in eye care delivery
The World Association of Eye Hospitals will host its first meeting in the United States June 6-9 at the University of Michigan W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, one of 45 member eye hospitals worldwide committed to collaboration in eye care.
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Study: Alcohol-related cirrhosis patients are sicker, costlier and often female
More than one-third of cirrhosis cases are related to alcohol, a seven-year national study of more than 100 million privately insured people has found.
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Taking Hepatic Encephalopathy Screening to a Larger Patient Population
A new review suggests it’s time to road test the point-of-care screening tools doctors use to identify brain dysfunction in patients with advanced liver disease.
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How doctors can provide better care for transgender patients
In many cases, medical care for transgender patients is nothing but routine.
Health Lab
The Surprising Effect of Social Connections on Eye Health
A new study links familial relationships to the likelihood older adults will get needed cataract surgery - a procedure with broad implications for health.
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Michigan Medicine now offers online care for flu and minor illnesses
Now Michigan Medicine primary care patients can get online health care for minor illnesses such as flu, eye irritation or urinary problems at MyUofMhealth.org(link is external), just by using a smartphone, tablet or computer.
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Flu update: Hospital observes healthy visitor policy to prevent spread of flu
With influenza activity at peak levels in Washtenaw County, Michigan Medicine is taking steps to prevent the spread of flu to its patients, who include many people who have conditions that make them especially vulnerable to dangerous complications from flu.
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Highlights from Kellogg Eye Center at AUPO annual meeting
At the 52nd meeting of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology, Kellogg Eye Center joins vision specialists as they advance the three missions of academic departments: research, education and patient care.
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Michigan Medicine offers groundbreaking surgery to restore eye sensation
Michigan Medicine surgeons are helping patients who have lost sensation in their cornea regain feeling in their eye through a small-incision, nerve transplant procedure—corneal neurotization surgery.
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Study: Hospitals No Longer Top Provider of Cataract Surgeries
Ocular surgeries are steadily shifting away from hospitals, a move that offers convenience and financial perks. But questions of safety and accessibility remain.
Health Lab
Dangerous Falls in Middle Age: What’s Sight Got to Do with It?
Falls among middle-aged people are an underreported issue, U-M researchers say. Now, they’re probing the connection between falling and poor vision as a way to prevent injury.
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