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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...

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 ...

After assisting a newborn delivery while working in an emergency department, Ashley Skorna became interested in learning more about nursing, particularly in the labor and delivery unit. “When I found out that McLaren had a nurse internship program where I could gain hands-on experience during my schooling in the labor and delivery unit, I was very interested and applied,” said Skorna. Skorna is now a registered nurse, having graduated in January 2024, and works as a full-time nurse for McLaren Greater L...

According to a study completed by  The Lancet , osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of arthritis and is a leading cause of adult chronic pain and long-term disability. Osteoarthritis most commonly affects the hip, knee, and hand joints, but most joints can be involved. The study also claimed that by 2050, knee osteoarthritis will increase by 75%. With millions of Americans suffering from osteoarthritis, it’s important to know how to manage the pain. When diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the k...