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Prostate cancer was a health threat that was always there, in the back of Bill Fegel’s mind.  His father had it. So did two of his uncles, and one of them died. “My uncle lost his battle with it because he didn’t catch it early,” Bill said. “So, I was monitoring to make sure that didn’t happen to me. Last year, my PSA (prostate-specific antigen) started climbing quickly.” Bill had a biopsy on December 22, 2023. He had to wait three agonizing days, until Christmas passed, to finally learn he had pro...

Though summer is only a week old, extreme heat has already been grabbing headlines across the country. With more higher-than-usual-temperature days expected — and several months of warm weather remaining — the risk for heat-related illnesses will not be disappearing any time soon. Certainly, heat-stroke is the most serious form, but the many heat illnesses exist on a spectrum of increasing severity. Recognizing and acting on early signs and symptoms of these illnesses can ease the risk of symptoms progr...

McLaren Health Care, the three-state, fully integrated health care provider, has taken an ownership stake in Leo Cancer Care as part of the proton therapy technology developer’s Series C financing round. Leo Cancer Care is the manufacturer of the Marie, an innovative upright proton therapy unit of which two are currently being installed at the McLaren Proton Therapy Center in Flint. Following this investment, McLaren Health Care Chief Administrative Officer Greg Lane will join the Centaur Health Holding...

With the arrival of the official start of summer, and people already increasing their time and activities outdoors, there has already been a steady flow of patients arriving to emergency departments with injuries resulting from these outdoor and water activities. But there are several common summertime hazards with symptoms severe enough that patients should seek care in an ER — those that may not be as obvious. Heat Illness Michigan and the rest of the United States have already experienced headline-gr...

The average life expectancy for a man is around 75 years.  However, every year thousands of men die much younger. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest data, heart disease is the number one cause of death among men, followed by cancer, unintentional injuries, COVID-19, and stroke.  Heart disease has ranked as the number one cause of death for more than 100 years. It is responsible for one in every four men’s deaths.  That added up to nearly 400 thousan...

The Annual Pink Out the Park, a partnership between the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the official health care system of the Detroit Tigers, was a massive hit on Saturday, June 8. A sea of pink took up the field of vision at Comerica Park as the Tigers faced the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of a three-game series. Hundreds of breast cancer survivors were honored before and during the game by players and the Tiger faithful. For the 12 th year,...

June is recognized yearly as National Cancer Survivors Month, an important time to recognize the strength and perseverance of cancer survivors worldwide. A cancer survivor isn’t only someone who is considered ‘cancer-free.’ Everyone who receives a cancer diagnosis, from the start of treatment to the end, no matter where they are in their journey, is considered a cancer survivor and will be for the rest of their life. Thinking about the steps taken during your journey can be overwhelming, but Karmanos Ca...

    McLaren Flint, the region’s leading comprehensive cardiovascular program, is the first program in Mid-Michigan to offer the FARAPULSE™ Pulse Field Ablation System (PFA), a unique and advanced technology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), also known as AFib, a leading cause of stroke. An irregular heart rhythm caused by abnormal electrical impulses, the traditional treatment of AFib was the destruction of specific heart tissue through either a thermal (heat) ablation or cryo (co...

Pain is a natural component of the healing process following illness, injury, or surgery. However, if pain persists, is more intense than normally expected, or lacks a discernable cause, it becomes its own “condition” and merits treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , more than 51 million Americans experienced chronic pain 2021. The Pain Management Clinic at McLaren Flint consists of pain specialists who believe that, with an accurate diagnosis, pain can be eliminated or...

The topic of weight loss, especially regarding celebrity extreme weight loss, has recently gained significant attention in the news and on social media. This increased interest in weight loss is driven in part by the rising popularity of FDA-approved weight loss medications like Wegovy® and Zepbound®. While weight loss medications are not a novel concept — consumers have long been exposed to various diet fads and herbal supplements promising weight loss — the critical question remains: what is the most ...