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Of Interest
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Technology-Driven Research
Research led by Precision Health faculty—such as WIRED-L and the PROMPT Precision Health Study—is featured in an article detailing how disruptions caused by COVID-19 are also accelerating health technology research at Michigan Medicine.
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Dental Opioids Study Points to Need for Better Prescribing
Chad Brummett, MD, co-investigator for Precision Health’s Precision Opioid Prescribing Use Case, is lead author on a paper that draws on four years’ worth of data from two million patients to show that those having dental procedures on a Friday or a day before a holiday were much more likely to fill a prescription for an opioid.
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U-M Precision Health COVID-19 research
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Precision Health researchers across campus are joining forces to study, track, treat, and manage outcomes for COVID-19.
Feature Stories
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The value of polygenic risk scores in predicting cardiac injury following surgery
Nicholas Douville and colleagues are studying how polygenic risk scores can also play a part in the perioperative setting, to help predict which individuals undergoing non-cardiac surgery are at risk of cardiac injury in the days following their procedure. Their findings have been published in the journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine.
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As hospitals walk the tightrope of patient data-sharing, one system offers a new balance
Industry wants access to massive data troves, but research participants deserve transparency and privacy; Michigan Medicine approach offers a path forward.
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Promotions for Precision Health faculty announced
We are pleased to announce new appointments and promotions for Precision Health workgroup leaders and members. The U-M Board of Regents approved recommendations for new appointments and promotions on May… more
