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McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has expanded its Graduate Medical Education program and, in doing so, has increased access to primary care in the Blue Water Region. The hospital received approval to add a family medicine residency to its newly created GME program, which earned accreditation earlier this year and previously established an internal medicine residency. Four family medicine residents will join the six internal medicine residents as part of the department’s inaugur...

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...

More than 67 thousand Americans will learn they have head or neck cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society’s latest estimates .  Oropharyngeal cancers, which impact the voice box, throat, salivary glands, mouth, nasal cavity, and sinuses, can be especially devastating. “Cancers in this area have a huge impact on our patients’ lives,” said Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Flint Head and Neck Oncology Specialist Dr. Jeffrey Hotaling .  “Activities like swallowing, speaking,...

Two of Detroit’s biggest Lions fans, mother and daughter breast cancer survivors Brenda Rushlow and Pamela Haddox, have been chosen by the American Cancer Society and the NFL’s Crucial Catch initiative to announce the Lions’ third-round pick during the 2024 NFL Draft , hosted in Detroit. Rushlow and Haddox shared their story with FOX 2 in November 2023 . Rushlow and Haddox have the same medical oncologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute: Michael Simon, M.D., MHP , Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)...

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...

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is the start of a care journey for each patient. Karmanos Cancer Institute provides many resources for patients, their families and caregivers, as they embark on their treatment path. Karmanos' Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement (OCHECE) recently partnered with the Macomb County Cancer Action Council (CAC) to provide insight into how cancer navigation can significantly impact a patient’s overall health outcomes during the “Navigating Your Cancer Journey”...

McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has expanded its urgent care services, increasing access for patients by adding weekend hours to its ReadyCare Walk-In Clinic in Mount Pleasant. Effective Mon., April 29, the clinic, located at 1523 South Mission between East Preston and East Broomfield Street, will maintain weekend hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The office will also expand its weekday hours to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. “Incidents and con...

Apprenticeships are an excellent way for students to better understand different career paths they want to explore while finishing high school and deciding on their next steps into adulthood. While a nursing career is one of the top fields in health care, students may not know the many different opportunities that are available and are crucial for a hospital to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible.  McLaren Greater Lansing’s Health Care Apprenticeship Program allows students ages 15 through ...

The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb, part of the statewide Karmanos Cancer Network anchored by the National Cancer Institute-designated Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, is hosting a free oral cancer screening open to the public. Screenings will be performed at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb (1080 Harrington Boulevard, on the campus of McLaren Macomb hospital) on Mon., May 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The fastest growing form of cancer, with more than 54,000 diagnoses in Mic...