By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — UP Health System-Marquette, a Duke Lifepoint Hospital, has announced the addition of two Baxter Prismaflex systems, used for providing continuous renal replacement therapy to patients facing severe kidney dysfunction. The state-of-the-art equipment allows the ...

Toes are funny things. I’m not saying they aren’t important: they help us fill out our socks and that should count for something. In all seriousness, toes aid in propelling the human body forward. Because of this, they are vital to us since that means toes help us walk. But they can be the ...

I have recently read that every story is divided into three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. I found this idea appealing. Looking back, I have always perceived a world of triads. Everything seemed to appear, exist, and disappear in a series of threes. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, ...

MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette’s Family Medicine Residency Program welcomed six new residents who began on June 30. The accredited program trains resident physicians for three years in a community-based setting, incorporating inpatient and outpatient medicine ...

I recently paid another visit to one of my favorite places to visit in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, the Tahquamenon Logging Museum. I must say that I was very impressed with the museum and with everything I continue to learn about our great Upper Peninsula logging industry. It was very exciting ...

Technology is designed to make life easier and more efficient. People can autopay their bills, order food and download movies right on their phones or tablets. They can even ask a virtual assistant to do it all for them. But performing these daily tasks requires continuous learning, as ...