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Know your stroke risk factors and start addressing them to lower your chances now. In the United States and across the globe, the prevalence of stroke is rising among young adults, making it critical that everyone understand their risk factors and how that risk can be lowered or, in many cases, prevented. Anyone can take steps now that will begin to lower their risk, which include — according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion — quitting smoking, managing blood pressure, keeping bo...

McLaren Health Care Chief Medical Officer Dr. Justin Klamerus, for the second consecutive year, has been named a ‘CMO to Know’ by Becker’s Hospital Review. Compiled annually, clinical leaders listed are those who “champion patient safety, uphold rigorous quality standards, act as liaisons between leadership teams and medical staff, manage risk” and strive for “continuous improvement.” A leading industry publication covering all aspects of health care, Becker’s, in its characterization of Dr. Klamerus, w...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , in partnership with the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the official health care system of the Tigers, continues the tradition of “Pink Out the Park” during the Saturday, June 8 game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Comerica Park. This special event has raised awareness for breast health for the past 12 years, celebrating survivors and honoring the legacies of those who have fought courageously. Breast cancer survivors will take part in a special pre-g...

The potentially life-threating attack is trending younger. National Stroke Awareness Month in May is a time in which the focus is turned to the causes and potentially life-threatening and devastating effects of strokes . A sudden and severe neurological attack disrupting blood flow in the brain, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds in the United States, a prevalence that demonstrates a 60 percent increase over the past 30 years . In 2024, the threat of stroke in the United State s — and the world at large —...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. The type of skin cancer someone has can impact both their prognosis and treatment options. There are three main types: Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer. It develops in the basal cells, found in the deepest part of the outer skin layer. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) accounts for 1.8 million skin cancer cases each year. It is caused by the overproduction of squamous cells in the top layer of the skin. Melanoma is the third most common...

About 2.5% of Americans have heart valve disease , most of whom are older adults. It refers to several conditions that prevent one or more of the valves in the heart from working right. When left untreated, heart valve disease may cause more serious problems down the road due to the heart having to work harder. One of the most common heart valve diseases, called aortic valve stenosis , is when tissues that form the valve become stiffer and narrow over time. This condition reduces the blood that can flow...

McLaren Greater Lansing’s Wound Care Center has been awarded the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics, the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services. This Center has scored in the top 10 percent of eligible Healogics® Wound Care Centers® on the Clinical Excellence measure, which is the comprehensive healing rate weighted by wound mix. This award is named after Dr. Robert A. Warriner III, a pioneer in wound care and the former Chief Medical Offi...

We’ve all heard maintaining a healthy diet is important when sustaining or improving your ideal body weight, lowering your cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and risk of developing chronic diseases, but that’s not all you should think about when looking at your overall health and well-being. Physicians and residents at McLaren Greater Lansing Family Medicine Residency Clinic and Multi-Specialty Clinic use the lifestyle medicine curriculum to help patients live a healthy lifestyle and reduce their risk ...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has partnered with Lansing-based Digestive Health Institute (DHI), part of Pinnacle GI Partners. In their shared commitment of providing the community with comprehensive gastrointestinal and colorectal specialty care, the partnership enhances and expands Lansing’s regional access to this elevated level of full-service care. The largest practice of GI providers in Michigan, Pinnacle GI Partners, DHI will add nine GI providers to McLaren Grea...

Spring has officially returned — both on the calendar and in the weekly forecast. And with the excitement to head back outside and in the sun to throw a baseball, swing the golf clubs, run or hike some nearby trails, or simply be active again after a dormant winter, this return to activity can be accompanied by some muscle soreness and achy joints. Much of that discomfort can be attributed to “shaking off the rust,” but there does come a point at which the pain remains, not going away even with rest, an...