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Re-Release: Protecting your lungs during wildfires
Note: This article originally ran on September 18, 2020 and was updated on January 8, 2025 and July 16, 2026.
Today on Health Lab, we re-releasing an…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Medicare's New GLP-1 Bridge Program
An obesity expert welcomes new Medicare option for access to effective weight loss medication, and shares the new program’s limitations. Read the ful…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Re-Release: Tips for Surviving the Heat
Extreme heat can be dangerous - especially to people with certain health conditions. In this episode, Dr. Brad Uren shares tips for weathering extrem…
3 months, 1 week ago
Re-Release: Study shows access to gender-affirming vaginoplasty improved quality of life for transfeminine patients
*This episode first aired in January 2026.
A recent study finds that transfeminine people 18 years and older report significant benefits across multip…
3 months, 1 week ago
LGBTQ+ Aging in America
People over 50 are growing older in a very different environment for LGBTQ+ people than the one they grew up in. Now, a new University of Michigan po…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
New Findings on a Decade of Medicaid Expansion in Michigan
A new U-M report shows that individuals, hospitals and primary care clinics all experienced positive impacts in the first decade of Michigan's Medica…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
7-OH, kratom and the emerging public health crisis for sale across the country
A patient, his doctor and other experts warn of dangers of 7-OH, which is touted as a derivative of kratom and is widely available, but packs far mor…
4 months ago
Could preeclampsia become a thing of the past?
The findings position VGLL3 as a promising novel treatment target for the pregnancy-related condition. Read the full article on Health Lab.
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4 months, 1 week ago
Re-Release: When is a mole suspicious?
This episode first aired in May 2025.
Many people have them, but not all moles are the same. In this episode, learn how to examine yours properly — an…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
An expert's view on hantavirus
A University of Michigan infectious disease expert shares their insights into the latest hantavirus outbreak and answers questions about common conce…
4 months, 3 weeks ago