As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and ...
MARQUETTE — When even the slightest amount of mercury enters a fish’s body, it can begin a long cycle that ends in disaster for aquatic wildlife and health concerns for humans, experts say. That’s because mercury, an element often produced as a byproduct of mining and fossil fuel ...
March is designated as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. It is important for all of us to be aware that colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. It has been reported that over the last decade, the number of new colorectal cancer cases in the ...
American healthcare is a system in crisis. Many Americans have no health insurance and are one injury away from homelessness. Debts resulting from medical care too often lead to bankruptcy or worse. And though there are a multitude of factors at play, many experts believe it is due in part to ...
LANSING — Transgender individuals in Michigan worry about continued access to gender-affirming medical care following the Ohio Legislature’s successful effort to restrict such care for minors. Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, R-Allen, says he wants Michigan to pass a similar law to protect young ...
Lately I have been working on a new book, “The Dieting Doctor.” It is the third and last in a series of books, all of them are collections of essays. The first book, “Is Life Too Long?” included essays about life, death and “other trivial matters.” The second, “Take Love Twice ...