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If you ever visit the McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital on Collins Road, you may hear, over the intercom from time to time, a lullaby play. That lullaby means that a baby was just born in the labor and delivery unit, called the Birthplace . It’s a busy floor with lots of love, laughter and cries (from both babies and adults), where mothers are celebrated. Every day is Mother’s Day on this floor. Delivering an average of 100 babies a month and over 1,250 babies each year, the Birthplace offers many featur...

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 ...

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...

More than 10% of the population share one thing in common: They live with claustrophobia, a fear of enclosed spaces. This fear can be debilitating for those who live with it and can lead to Americans putting off important health care, like MRIs and other imaging exams. “I’m claustrophobic myself, an MRI machine is not my favorite spot to be, but one of the first things we do when we meet with our patients is build a rapport and trust,” said Colleen Hoffman, radiology administrator for MSU Health Care In...

McLaren Greater Lansing nurse Nicole Sebolt was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the exceptional care nurses provide every day. The nomination, submitted by a patient, read as follows: “I found myself hospitalized for the first time in my adult life after an ER ultrasound detected a blood clot in my upper arm. Naturally, I had lots of questions, but I hesitated to ask because I could hear plenty more going on in the h...

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...

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 ...

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 ...