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    At what point should a doctor evaluate headaches? Everyone gets headaches. They can range, perhaps starting as a dull pain before escalating to the squeezing, dizzying feeling, and start from a number of causes: a lack of/poor quality sleep, certain foods, alcohol consumption, stress, eye straining, dehydration/lack of food, among others. In many cases, a drugstore pain reliever or headache medicine will resolve the symptoms relatively quick. There does reach a point, though, that consistent headaches —...

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    McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading regional health care provider, has again expanded its Graduate Medical Education department with the additional of a Transitional Year program upon accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. A one-year program, residents in the Transitional Year will be provided with experience in a range of clinical specialties to aid a resident in committing to a clinical discipline or serving a prerequisite pri...

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    It’s Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated Across the winter months, emergency departments across Michigan have been treating patients arriving after experiencing the classic symptoms of upper respiratory infections—the seemingly ever-present cough, congestion, runny noses, though with the occasional fever. While these symptoms can be mild and be a sign of common cold, they can also be symptomatic of the season’s more serious conditions: influenza, COVID-19, and RSV (though any condition can only be confirmed ...

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    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...

  • Doctor performing surgery with a team

    McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading regional health care provider, has again expanded its Graduate Medical Education department with the additional of a Transitional Year program upon accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. A one-year program, residents in the Transitional Year will be provided with experience in a range of clinical specialties to aid a resident in committing to a clinical discipline or serving a prerequisite pri...

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    McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the only nationally verified trauma center in St. Clair County, has earned reverification as a Level III Trauma Center. Requiring reverification every three years, this credential is earned following a thorough onsite evaluation of the hospital’s processes, staff credentials, patient outcomes, and compliance to trauma standards by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. McLaren Port Huron has maintained its trauma verification u...

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    Officials of The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren announced today that the seventh playing of the official PGA TOUR Champions event, which concluded August 25, 2024, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, raised a total of $1,005,260.21 for charitable organizations in southeastern Michigan and beyond, surpassing the $1 million mark for the fifth time in the tournament’s brief history. Since its inception in 2018, The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren has donated nearly $8.4 million to support ch...

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    Winter conditions can make the occurrence of a stroke more probable. More than 800,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke every year, with the majority of them caused by a rouge blood clot disrupting blood flow in the brain. The American Heart Association, during a nationwide conference in front of an audience of physicians specializing in the treatment of strokes, presented the results of a study that concluded strokes are more common during the winter months. For some, colder weather can be a...

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    McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and organizer of the Festival of Trees holiday festivities, is set to continue another community holiday tradition when it opens its holiday train display on Dec. 9. A destination for many families during the season, the community is welcome to the hospital to experience the display firsthand. The train and its unique, joyous display are provided by through the generosity of Dr. Percy McDonald, an ENT specialist with McLaren Port Huron, whose lov...

  • Doctor performing surgery with a team

    McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and organizer of the Festival of Trees holiday festivities, is set to continue another community holiday tradition when it opens its holiday train display on Dec. 9. A destination for many families during the season, the community is welcome to the hospital to experience the display firsthand. The train and its unique, joyous display are provided by through the generosity of Dr. Percy McDonald, an ENT specialist with McLaren Port Huron, whose lov...