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When a Viral Illness Becomes an Emergency      Colds, flu, and other viral illnesses tend to run rampant during the winter months. Most of the time, in healthy adults, the body will knock out a viral illness after 1-2 weeks of rest and proper nutrition. However, there are a few cases of when a viral illness becomes an emergency, and you may need to seek medical care.    Difficulty Breathing   “One of the key things we want to see people for is if they are experiencing short...

From a young age, music has been a big part of Sierra Watson’s life. In seventh grade, she started playing the bassoon. It became a passion of hers, and she decided to make it a career path, studying music for her higher education degree. “I am now a doctoral student at Michigan State University [MSU] and a member of the MSU Bassoon Studio,” said Watson. “After high school, I decided to go to college to focus on music and got my bachelor’s degree and then I came to MSU for the master’s program and loved...

The idea of surgery is a fearful prospect for many. When that surgery is on the spine, it feels like the stakes are even higher. Fortunately, spinal surgery has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment option for many. “Spinal surgery is very safe,” says Brett Walker, DO, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery at McLaren Bay Region. “In the United States, over 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed each year. Spinal surgery has the same risk profile as other types...

Many people want to get healthy and the New Year is often the ideal time to start. Overall wellness is important, regardless of your goals. Seeing a doctor regularly, taking your medications as prescribed, and making lifestyle changes like getting more exercise and eating healthier can all be great steps in the right direction to a healthier you in 2025. “We need to have a panoramic view of how we should take care of ourselves, including physically, spiritually, and mentally,” said Samar Mehyar, MD, int...

Lori Shaw, trauma registrar and EMS liaison, was honored as the newest recipient of McLaren Greater Lansing’s Extraordinary Employee of the Season Award. This award acknowledges any employee in the hospital system for the extraordinary work they do. Shaw’s nomination stated, “Lori had an immense impact on McLaren, the emergency department, and EMS during our recent downtime. Lori always goes above and beyond, but what she has done over the last several weeks is unmatched by anyone. She worked tirelessly...

MedPage Today Dipesh Uprety, M.D., FACP , medical oncologist, member of the  Phase I Clinical Trials  and  Thoracic Oncology  Multidisciplinary Teams, and member of the  Molecular Therapeutics Research Program  at Karmanos, was the lead investigator on a study titled, “Racial and socioeconomic disparities in survival among patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Uprety explained to MedPage Today so...

McLaren Bay Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and leading provider of cardiovascular care in the Great Lakes Bay Region, has expanded and enhanced its care of heart patients with the opening of a dedicated Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit (SICU). The 10-bed unit will be staffed by a care team specifically trained and experienced in the complex needs of critically ill patients recovering from a surgical procedure. “Surgical patients whose conditions may present added complications r...

The McLaren Stroke Network, Grand Blanc-based McLaren Health Care’s integrated structure in which to provide comprehensive stroke care, has expanded to provide critical access Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (SMH) with an enhanced level of potentially lifesaving care. Through an agreement between the health care providers, patients arriving at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room suspected of having a stroke will be initially evaluated by a McLaren Stroke Network interventional neurologist in or...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomes José Larios, M.D. , transplant hematologist. Dr. Larios is a member of the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant and Hematology Oncology Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos. He specializes in treating leukemia and lymphoma blood cancers, including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. He began seeing patients at the Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit in August 2024. "Karmanos Cancer Institute is an NCI (National Cancer Institute)-Designated Comprehensive Can...

In today’s modern medicine, new minimally invasive procedures are making headway instead of the more conventional methods when it comes to treating the many forms of heart conditions and disease. These procedures can address quality-of-life limiting symptoms caused by heart disease with fewer risks and faster recovery time. Opened in March 2022, the McLaren Greater Lansing hospital campus utilizes its state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab and hybrid operating rooms to provide these more common pr...