MARQUETTE — Rural Michigan residents who suffer from a chronic illness that requires specialized treatment may have to drive hours to receive care. That barrier to access to health care is one reason rural county death rates tend to be higher than their urban counterparts, according to ...

I have written here on several occasions about intermittent fasting for weight loss. But it seems that there is always more to say about diets in general and intermittent fasting in particular. In a study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, a new question was ...

When someone is referred to as being only skin deep, it’s usually considered a derogatory term, but this is unfair. Our skin is an amazing structure, capable of a multitude of vital functions, reflecting many aspects of general health. Maintaining skin health is critically important to our ...

LANSING — Being asked if our organs can be reused after we die can feel morbid. But legislators, organ donation advocates and researchers assert that asking more people that question — and educating them about what happens if they agree — has important positive public health ...

Cheese is reported to be one of the most popular foods consumed in the United States every year. The following was recently reported by our United States Department of Agriculture. They recently reported that the average annual cheese consumption in the U.S. was nearly 42 pounds per person ...

Humanity comes in all shapes and sizes. Some people are tall and some short, some thin and some wide. The same variation holds true for our skeletal structure, which may manifest in a wider foot or a slimmer foot. What about a longer one versus a shorter foot. And what about the height of your ...