MARQUETTE — Liz Preston recently discovered what many other Northern Michigan University students have come to realize: that if they present an ambitious idea they want to pursue, NMU personnel will typically lend an attentive ear, support and helpful resources that will increase their ...

In just two days, on Thursday, we will be blessed to celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Day. This is a special time when many of us will have the opportunity to be thankful as we gather together with family and friends. Certainly, many of us also have much to be thankful for as we enjoy our ...

The human body is prone to all manner of maladies and morbidities. From a stubbed toe all the way to a heart attack, medical care is required for a plethora of conditions, illnesses, and injuries, resulting in a list of ailments that is (unfortunately) nearly endless. Most of the medical ...

At 79, Joe turned from a healthy man into an interesting medical case. The change seemed sudden. It came about as a series of twitches or involuntary movements. The twitching initially lasted for a minute or two and then reappeared, every month or so, lasting longer, for up to 10 minutes at a ...

Once again, Diabetes Awareness Month is upon us. But very little has changed in how we go about preventing the debilitating consequences to the feet. Certainly, as many are aware, diabetes mellitus is associated with multiple complications, from heart disease to vision problems, clogged ...

NEW YORK — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its highest level ever, 3%, U.S. health officials said Thursday. More parents are questioning routine childhood vaccinations that they used to automatically accept, an effect of the ...