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Though rare in the U.S., stomach cancer makes up about 1.5% of all cancer diagnoses annually. The American Cancer Society estimates that over 26,800 people will be diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2024. Also known as gastric cancer, it’s a disease that is usually detected in patients in their upper 60s, affecting more men than women. Signs & Symptoms of Stomach Cancer Due to stomach cancer being rare in the U.S., there are no standard guidelines for routine screening for average-risk people, so it i...

From viruses to cold air to snow and ice, there are plenty of factors that can impact your health during the winter months.  There are five culprits behind most winter-related emergency room visits. Viral Infections Respiratory viruses like flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) keep emergency rooms busy during winter. One in five Americans gets the flu every year, with at least 200 thousand hospitalizations and 36 thousand deaths. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data shows that las...

McLaren Health Care, the statewide health care delivery system with 13 hospitals and a network of care campuses and provider clinics, has acquired Park Medical Centers, a group of primary care practices heavily concentrated in communities throughout Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. The 10 Park Medical Centers clinics, with 21 total providers serving the collective needs of 36,000 men, women, and children, joined McLaren effective Nov. 15. Park Medical Centers will incorporate into the system as a div...

Congratulations and many thanks to Kimberly Slagor, McLaren Flint's November Outstanding Employee of the Month. Kimberly is a medical assistant in preadmission testing (PAT). Not only is Kimberly a hard worker, her colleagues say she is a wonderful person to work with. "It never fails, Kimberly will always step up and do what is needed to get the job done," said her nominator. "She is kind and always shows how much she cares about her work family. Kimberly loves her job and our patients, and it shows." ...

Everyday Lifestyle Changes Can Lower One’s Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes More than 38 million Americans live with the daily symptoms and management of chronic diabetes while another 98 million are at risk of developing the condition and considered prediabetic. Throughout the month of November and National Diabetes Awareness Month, the focus is on the fight against diabetes and bringing awareness to the steps everyone can take now to lower their risk. Signs and Symptoms Diabetes can lead to a range ...

GQ Anthony Shields, M.D., Ph.D. , medical oncologist and member of the  Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology  and the  Phase 1 Clinical Trials  Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos, spoke to GQ about the imaging process for cancer screenings and his thoughts on full-body scans. Read the article here .

Mary Lou Brose never imagined having a CT scan of her back could be life-changing, but results from the test turned her world upside down.  A surgeon ordered the CT to get a closer look at what was happening with Mary Lou’s sciatic nerve, and what he found – a mass in her lung that turned out to be cancerous – brought the discussion about her back pain to an abrupt halt. “The surgeon noticed something in my lung,” Mary Lou said. “He said I was not going to have back surgery until this was taken car...

McLaren Health Care, with 13 hospitals and multiple care campuses throughout the state, has earned substantial improvement across its system following the release of the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, a national distinction that recognizes the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm while providing safe, compassionate health care. Nearly all McLaren hospitals throughout Michigan improved their letter grades over their Spring 2024 Leapfrog release, including two earning ‘A’s ...

The McLaren Proton Therapy Center is pleased to welcome board-certified Radiation Oncologist Hani Al Halabi. He joins a comprehensive team of oncologists at McLaren Flint who work closely to offer patients their best chance at fighting cancer.  “I am a passionate physician, and I love what I do,” Dr. Al Halabi said. “I am an advocate for my patients and always strive to deliver the best care I can. To me that comes down to the quality of the treatment my patients will receive, and at McLaren I have...

Type 2 diabetes cases continue to rise, and heart disease is still the number one killer of both men and women. But what do they have to do with each other? “Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease,” said Dr. Hameem Changezi , an interventional cardiologist at McLaren Flint.  “Amongst the alterations that occur within the body, there are cholesterol abnormalities that develop resulting in high "bad" cholesterol as well as triglycerides, which cause cholesterol deposition in arteries and block...