EDITOR’S NOTE: This material was originally published in The Mining Journal on May 7, 2019. On an autumn Sunday, just after he had his morning coffee, 57 year old Adam Bloom, became aware of his own heartbeat. It wasn’t the faster heart rate he remembered from his younger self–after a ...

Another reader asks “My mother has really bad bunions. Her big toe is sitting on top of the other toes. It looks terrible and causes her pain. My bunion is really mild. Is surgery the only treatment?” Dr. McLean responds: As recently discussed, bunions can lead to a variety of complaints, ...

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University will study the feasibility of developing and sustaining a dental hygiene education program in Marquette to meet workforce needs of regional offices and enhance oral health services for Upper Peninsula residents. The closest existing program in the ...

It is very important for all of us to always recall that we live by choice, not by chance. We choose our thoughts, we choose our actions, we choose our personal habits such as exercising and choosing not to smoke. We also choose what we eat and drink, we choose our friends, and we must never ...

A reader writes: “I’ve had a bunion developing on my foot for a few years, but I don’t really have pain. I’ve heard different things about what can happen. Can mine cause problems even though it doesn’t particularly hurt?” Dr. McLean explains: A bunion is a bump that appears ...

What can we learn from one person’s story? In medicine, a story such as this is called a case report in which the patient is the main protagonist and the narrative is a detailed description of the experience of that single patient. When doctors are called upon to provide their opinion, they ...