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Tuesday: Health

Health Matters: The many faces of heel pain

A priest walks into a bar and asks the bartender why his heel hurts. The barkeep responds by telling him he must have plantar fasciitis, an inflamed arch ligament. Obviously, this could be the lead for some bad joke but a discussion of heel pain is a common occurrence in homes and businesses. ...

Urology Pearls: How doctors die, part 1

“Doctor, what would you do if it were you?” This question is often posed when patients feel most vulnerable — in times of extreme pain, after an ominous diagnosis, or near the end of life where the sky fills with dark clouds and hope is in short supply. The question always gives me a ...

Talk With the Doc: Creation of highway center lines by Mr. K. I. Sawyer

One of the most significant contributions ever made to automobile travel safety was made right here in our great Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I am sure that many of you know that Mr. Kenneth I. Sawyer (most often referred to as K. I. Sawyer) was the first person in the United States to ...

Cancer is tough, Evelyn Owens Is tougher

Evelyn Owens' brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. At only 6 years old, Evelyn was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Evelyn's family traveled from their home in Oregon to Mayo Clinic in Arizona where doctors are using ...

Urology Pearls: The future of medicine in Vegas — toilet seats and lasers

By DR. SHAHAR MADJAR Several weeks ago, I wrote here about my visit to the American Urological Association meeting in Las Vegas. I told you about The Strip and the interesting people I had seen along it. I promised to write again about an entirely different world—the one inside the urology ...