MARQUETTE — High school students interested in healthcare will have the chance this summer to learn more about osteopathic medicine through Michigan State University’s OsteoCHAMPS-UP program. OsteoCHAMPS-Up is one of the newest pathway programs from MSU’s College of Osteopathic ...

Every year in the U.S., we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. This year it will be celebrated on May 14. Let us now take a brief look at the history of this wonderful special national holiday to honor our mothers. Our mothers certainly do so much as they give their loving ...

Many Americans complain about being tired, over-worked, and basically stressed out. Compared to our European counterparts, we are. We work more hours per day and more days per year. But here we are referencing the kind of exhaustion relieved by a relaxing weekend at home. But some aren’t so ...

Drug shortages are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that could mean more treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles filling a prescription. That depends on the drug, some of which manufacturers have little incentive to ...

LANSING — Michigan needs more nurses trained to treat patients traumatized by sexual assault, according to advocates for victims of sexual violence. Advocates are seeking funding to expand a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, also known as SANE, program that helps nurses treat victims facing ...

Whatever the reason, and there are many, thousands of Americans are living with chronic wounds. These are openings in the skin that don’t heal in a timely fashion. Cut your finger in the kitchen? For the great majority of us, this will heal via the normal and expected stages of wound healing. ...