While Culinary Cabaret may consist of fun and games, the event supports a very noteworthy cause. Each year the annual event, hosted by Holland Hospital and its employees, is compromised of a variety of lakeshore cuisine, beverages and live music.…
It’s not a secret—Michigan winters can be brutal. Warm clothing is an absolute necessity for getting through some of the coldest months of the year. Unfortunately, many patients come into hospital emergency departments without the proper attire to face winter…
Distracted driving killed an estimated 3,100 people nationwide in 2014, and McLaren Northern Michigan partnered with the Michigan State Police in 2017 on a Distracted Driving Campaign to stop teens from texting and driving. This evidence-based education is a nationwide…
Once or twice a month, students at Dearborn Public School’s Geer Park Elementary buzz with excitement as they choose books to read to men and women old enough to be their grandparents, or even great grandparents. However, the people narrating…
If kick-starting your journey to health and wellness by changing your eating habits is on your list of 2018 resolutions — Lansing-based Sparrow Health System wants to help. Sparrow’s new Be Well in the Kitchen program promotes healthy lifestyles for…
The Hurley Children’s Center is helping Flint’s youngest residents develop an appreciation for health and wellness. In fact, the dietitian at the Hurley Children’s Center has a prescription for every patient who passes through the door: fruits and vegetables. Thanks…
To help keep students safe as they participate in athletics and other activities, Southfield-based Beaumont Health offers free student heart checks that go beyond routine physicals. Every year, students die from sudden cardiac arrest due to abnormal heart structure or…
This story was originally published by WOOD TV 8. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It might sound futuristic, but right now, a robotic suit is helping Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital patients who are paralyzed. Brittany Yeomans was only 21…
The John Tolfree Hospital installed the Tolfree Wellness Park on the West Branch Regional Medical Center’s (WBRMC) campus in 2014. This was the start of the WBRMC’s Go Outside! project to address childhood obesity. Michigan children whose families live below…
The Perinatal Screening & Case Management Program at North Ottawa Community Health System was created to screen for and treat perinatal mood disorders, including anxiety, depression and psychosis, in moms before and after the birth of their baby. It is…