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HASTINGS, Mich., April 27, 2020 – While COVID-19 has become the focal point of everyone’s life in recent weeks, there are many patients suffering from other health conditions that require...

Reassures patients that clinics and hospitals are safe GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 23, 2020 – While COVID-19 has become the focal point of everyone’s life in recent weeks, there are many...

(ST. JOSEPH) – Spectrum Health Lakeland is resuming select surgeries, procedures, clinic appointments, outpatient therapies, and radiology studies that were previously deferred in anticipation...

Since mid-March, Beaumont Health has discharged 2,076 COVID-19 patients with 154 patients taken off ventilators. Currently, systemwide, Beaumont has 747 COVID-19 positive hospitalized patients,...

Delayed treatment poses real danger to heart patients GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 14, 2020 – New research has determined that the novel coronavirus COVID-19 can do alarming damage to the heart....

FREMONT, Mich. (Feb. 19, 2020) – Spectrum Health is helping shine a spotlight on vaping. Spectrum Health physician Shelley Schmidt, M.D., and Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial tobacco treatment...

New protocol allows for timelier behavioral health care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2020 – Inebriated patients can begin the process of receiving follow-up care and assessments sooner thanks...

$5 million gift largest received by hospital Businessman James Anderson’s and his wife Patricia’s $5 million gift will support the creation of a hybrid surgical suite at Beaumont Hospital,...

Businessman James Anderson's and his wife Patricia's $5 million gift will support the creation of a hybrid surgical suite at Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe and establish the James and Patricia...

People take risks daily, chancing their lives and putting others in jeopardy. It’s not okay. Speeding, driving drunk, texting: many common traffic violations raise your risk of accidents and...

Menopause is one of the most important stages in a woman's life. It not only affects the body, it affects mental, emotional and spiritual well-being as well. Menopause was once colloquially...

(NILES) – Over twenty million Americans suffer with daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. The new Transoral...

In its early stages, lung cancer does not produce any symptoms. Which is why it’s so difficult to diagnose, treat and reduce the number of people dying from the disease. Even today, the overall...

Treatment highlights partnership between Henry Ford Health System and Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 22, 2019 – Two Michigan State Police troopers are back on the road after one...

Ben Franklin’s old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” seems to fit perfectly when it comes to diabetes. About 95% of people with diabetes have Type 2 diabetes, which...

EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19, 2019 – Breakthroughs in cystic fibrosis are finally happening. While the latest CF headlines tout a new genetic treatment that targets its underlying cause, a major...

Beaumont asks you to join the battle against this top public health crisis Antibiotic resistance is a larger public health threat than most people realize. And, the Centers for Disease Control and...

On the surface, dieting apps that appeal to and/or include options for the 18 and younger crowd might sound like a great idea. What’s not to like about encouraging healthy food choices,...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 6, 2019 — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical step toward treatments that may one day help the...

According to an October 2019 report from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, U.S. cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have reached an all-time high. Metro Detroit is experiencing a...

Susie diagnosed with benign tumor on her wrist GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 3, 2019 – When John Ball Zoo’s veterinarian Ryan Colburn first examined the lump on Susie the chimpanzee’s right...

Working cooperatively to offer behavioral health services GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 26, 2019 – In an effort to improve access to behavioral health services throughout the state, Spectrum Health...

New valve could change the way patients around the world are treated for aortic valve disease Doctors at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak have implanted the world’s first Tria flexible polymer heart...

The new Max and Debra Ernst Heart Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak will open Sept. 30. It is dedicated to consolidating cardiac care, particularly for patients with heart failure, into a...

Spectrum Health was top enrolling site in clinical trials testing the device for detection of acute coronary syndromes GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 27, 2019 – An implantable monitoring device may...