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Mary Mack’s doctor put her on Ozempic for her type 2 diabetes. The injectable drug is a GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide) inhibitor. While GLP-1 inhibitors have become popular weight loss tools for thousands of people over the last couple of years, Mary’s results were beyond disappointing. “I didn’t lose much weight, only about 20 pounds over a year and a half,” Mary said. “I eventually developed severe digestive issues.” GLP-1 inhibitor patients have reported constipation, nausea, vomiting, and even more s...

The McLaren Stroke Network, Grand Blanc-based McLaren Health Care’s integrated structure in which to provide comprehensive stroke care, has expanded to provide critical access Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (SMH) with an enhanced level of potentially lifesaving care. Through an agreement between the health care providers, patients arriving at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room suspected of having a stroke will be initially evaluated by a McLaren Stroke Network interventional neurologist in or...

    With a New Year just underway, many of us have our health top of mind. We want to lose weight, eat better and exercise more, all good intentions. If you have a new insurance carrier or are new to Medicare, you will also want to be on top of your coverage. It is important to pay attention to what is in-network and what is not, what is covered in full and what is not, what your co-pays will be, and that you understand your prescription plan. New insurance may also bring you the opportunity t...

In 2018, Mary Jo Dorotinsky learned she had cancer in her right breast. “I actually went in for a mammogram a few months late when they discovered a very small tumor,” Mary Jo said. “It felt like fate. The doctor told me that if I had gone in on schedule, they might have missed the lump because it was so small.” Mary Jo had a lumpectomy and traditional photon radiation to treat the stage one cancer.  When her treatments were over, her doctor recommended Mary Jo alternate between a mammogram and MRI...

The McLaren Bay Region Wound Care Center offers patient-centered care with life and limb-saving results.  If left untreated, chronic wounds, which according to the National Institute of Health impact an estimated 10.5 million Americans annually, can cause serious infection, slower healing, gangrene, and even result in limb amputation or in a worst-case scenario, loss of life.  Thankfully, patients with hard-to-heal wounds can turn to the McLaren Bay Region Wound Care Center, which offers progr...

Congratulations to Sally Lee, physical therapy assistant, McLaren Flint's December Outstanding Employee of the Month. Sally, who works in outpatient physical therapy, was honored in front of her colleagues on December 16. She has been with McLaren Flint a total of 44 years. Coworkers applaud not only Sally's work ethic, but her positivity and warm bedside manner with the patients in her care.  "Sally supports her coworkers and makes sure they have all the tools they need to succeed," said her nomin...

Officials of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren announced today that the seventh playing of the official PGA TOUR Champions event, which concluded August 25, 2024, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, raised a total of $1,005,260.21 for charitable organizations in southeastern Michigan and beyond, surpassing the $1 million mark for the fifth time in the tournament’s brief history. Since its inception in 2018, The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren has donated nearly $8.4 million to support ch...

After 25 procedures on her bladder and a round of bladder cancer, Patty developed incontinence.  She suffered bladder leaks and gushes. “It affected my confidence. I always needed to have a change of clothes readily available,” 71-year-old Patty said. “One of my doctors sent me home with Kegel exercises on a piece of paper, with no explanation of how to do them.” For 29-year-old Allie, the issue was intense menstrual pain. She’s endured it since she first began having periods. “I was told that birt...

Winter conditions can make the occurrence of a stroke more probable. More than 800,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke every year, with the majority of them caused by a rouge blood clot disrupting blood flow in the brain. The American Heart Association, during a nationwide conference in front of an audience of physicians specializing in the treatment of strokes, presented the results of a study that concluded strokes are more common during the winter months. For some, colder weather can be a...

The Family Medicine Residency Program at McLaren Flint is the recipient of a generous donation from the A.G. Bishop Charitable Trust to continue its philanthropic Street Medicine program. An outreach group providing complimentary health care services through regular visits to Flint-based shelters, the $20,000 donation will be used to purchase medical supplies and various clothing and other items to offer the program’s recipients. “This program and its general mission are a tremendous positive for Flint,...