Colleagues in Care Newsletter


Colleagues in Care Newsletter is a quarterly publication for physicians that highlights trends in the practice of medicine at the University of Michigan.
 

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Issue 2/ Winter 2008

In this issue:

Cover Article:
Muscle Damage Connected With Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Researchers do not endorse more elective C-sections based on findings.
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Partners in Medicine
Cranial Base Tumors: Symptoms, Diagnoses and Treatment.
New surgical techniques and treatment options are helping patients live longer and more fully.
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Smart Medicine
More Young Adults With Diabetes Hospitalized, Costing Billions
From 1993-2004 hospitalization of individuals ages 0-29 increased 38 percent with $2.42 billion spent in 2004 alone for hospitalizations.
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Advances in Medicine
New Device For Prostate Cancer Treatment
Calypso system shows when patient’s breathing, other movement changes tumor location, impacting treatment.
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Colleagues Corner:
Lawrence J. Marentette, M.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery
Director of Cranial Base Program

H. Alexander Arts, M.D.
Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery

Jason A. Heth, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Stephen Sullivan, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

B. Greg Thompson Jr, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery,
Otolaryngology and Radiology

Clinical Care Updates:
Movement Disorders Program

Web Resources:
UMHS Brachial Plexus Program