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Health Matters: The age of specialization

Who best cares for a painful body part, be it an elbow, an ankle, or shoulder? After all, this is the age of specialization, where every possible body part has a physician dedicated to treating it. Certainly there’s a local elbow doctor in your neighborhood. We have hand specialists, leg ...

Alzheimer’s Association releases grim new data about disease

MARQUETTE — The Alzheimer’s Association recent release of their 2022 Facts and Figures report paints a grim picture when it comes to the devastating toll that the disease plays on families throughout Michigan and the rest of the country. The report finds that there are 190,000 Michigan ...

Talk with the Doc: March is Women’s History Month

The Library of Congress, along with numerous other United States governmental agencies, joined together to declare the month of March as Women's History Month. This declaration was done to recognize and celebrate the vital role of women who have made so many significant contributions ...

Sources of support

MARQUETTE — While few people have the proper training to identify someone who is at risk for a suicide attempt, a renewed discussion of these issues has led to an increase in funds around the state to help to facilitate education and training so people can help to save lives. One example ...

Health Matters: The mysterious midfoot pain

This is the story of Sue, a middle-aged, hardworking individual with a busy family and healthy social life. Sue had recently turned 50, a traumatic age, and it wasn’t going well. She recently learned she had high blood pressure and was pre-diabetic, with dire warnings from her primary care ...

Urology pearls

Should you go on the Gluten-free diet? The trend gains momentum with a growing number of people consuming gluten-free food products. A Nielsen survey form 2015 showed that 21% of people prefer to buy gluten-free products. The book ‘Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and ...