Parenting conflicts may stall career growth for physician moms; 6 key facts about clinical trials — and more health stories

A roundup of articles from both the Michigan Health and Michigan Health Lab blogs, which cover stories on breaking news and research, health tips and wellness that you won’t want to miss.

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• Study finds patients who had virtual care visits for an upper respiratory infection were more likely to receive additional follow-up care.
• Southeast Michigan’s Middle Eastern and North African Population Face Significant Barriers to Achieving Optimal Health – Multiple factors create a negative domino effect for the health of this community, according to a new study.
• Parenting Conflicts May Stall Career Growth for Physician Moms – Physician parents often turn down career-advancing opportunities, but pandemic-era changes may be helping to change that.
• End-of-Life Care Remains Aggressive for People With Ovarian Cancer – Clinical guidelines have encouraged the integration of palliative care, yet medicine lags behind its goals for ovarian cancer.
• A Few Hundred Dollars Makes a Difference in Use of Long-Lasting Birth Control – After the Affordable Care Act cut cost, LARC use by women in high-deductible plans rose quickly.
• Despite Pandemic, Most Older Adults Haven’t Recorded Their Health Wishes – Data suggests an opportunity to use the pandemic as a prompt for discussing and documenting older adults’ wishes for their care.
• Virtual Visits for New Surgery Patients Rose Quickly but Fell Sharply – Study of telehealth use for new-patient appointments shows trends in 2020.
• Addressing the Cumulative Cost of COVID-19 for Communities of Color – With six practical solutions to follow from experts.
• Off the Air and Into the O.R. – A local and beloved radio celebrity recounts his heart surgery, and the connections he made, at Michigan Medicine.
• 6 Key Facts About Clinical Trials – Why you should consider participating in a clinical trial and what you can expect.
• ‘It Was Definitely Worth It’- Conquering Back Pain and Baseball – Why a Division 1 baseball player is glad he got this type of back surgery.
• People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price – The deadly third wave of the 1918 flu shows what can happen.
• Toddler with Spina Bifida Meets Paralympian: “She has crutches like me” – Her viral photo and reaction led to meeting this gold medalist.
• COVID-19 Coverage – Get the latest stories from the Michigan Health and the Michigan Health Lab on the coronavirus outbreak.