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Marquette organization aims to make outdoors accessible

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula is well known for its wide variety of outdoor activities. The region has no shortage of hiking, skiing, hunting and fishing opportunities. However, U.P. residents with limited physical mobility can’t always access these recreational opportunities. Due to ...

Talk with the Doc: Nursing is a most noble profession

As a physician who has practiced medicine for many years, I have had the honor to be able to work with the nursing staff in multiple hospitals and in medical offices. We are so very blessed in this country to have our dedicated nurses who provide excellent care to our patients who are in need ...

Michigan autism group launches health and wellness campaign

MARQUETTE — The Autism Alliance of Michigan announced Monday that it has launched a $1.5 million health and wellness campaign in honor of April being Autism Awareness month. The campaign is aiming to expand health and wellness opportunities for Michigan residents living with autism. This ...

Urology Pearls

In my spare time, I love to cook. I aim to recreate in my cooking the taste, textures, and flavors that I have experienced in my childhood in the restaurants on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, the city in which I grew up, along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. I approach cooking as scientific ...

Health Matters

The importance to our health of the substances we consume is a frequent topic in the media, yet poorly understood. A beverage consumed by billions of people globally will naturally generate concerns regarding its benefits to well-being. Tea is currently the most popular beverage in the world ...

MTU recognized for exercise program

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech University was recently honored for its Up and Moving program by Exercise is Medicine. Tech is one of only 156 universities worldwide to receive the honor. Exercise is Medicine is a global health initiative that promotes ...