Nine local communities from the greater Lansing area are participating in the 2012 Winter Warm-Up, which runs from January 21 through March 10. The free eight-week program, sponsored by Community Partners in Health, encourages local residents to launch the new year with a commitment to healthy living, and motivates... 

Edward Bove, M.D., a world-renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon, was appointed chair of the University of Michigan’s Department of Cardiac Surgery, following action by the University’s Board of Regents today.. Bove is the Helen F. and Marvin M. Kirsh professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan and... 

Prostate cancer is the most frequent and second deadliest cancer men face. A team of Wayne State University researchers recently received $363,660 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for the project – “Bone-induced c-kit in prostate cancer cells: implications for... 

Researchers at the University of Michigan analyzed the tremendous cost of diagnosing peripheral neuropathy and found that less expensive, more effective tests are less likely to be used. Almost one-quarter of patients receiving neuropathy diagnoses undergo high-cost, low-yield MRIs while very few receive low-cost,... 

A receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new research from Michigan State University chemists. A team led by Dana Spence of MSU’s Department of Chemistry has revealed a way to isolate... 

While global attention to HIV/AIDS remains strong, a lack of focus on prevention strategies is stonewalling health experts in many developing nations, specifically in the Caribbean. By adopting a new approach to HIV prevention, Michigan State University’s Institute of International Health is hoping to turn... 

Andre Konski, M.D., M.B.A., M.A., F.A.C.R., chair, service chief and professor of the Radiation Oncology Department at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been named the scientific program chair for the 2012 American Radium Society’s annual meeting. The... 

Theodore Parsons III, M.D., FACS, chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, received the Colonel Brian Allgood Memorial Leadership Award for his leadership in military orthopaedic surgery. The annual award is presented by the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, the national specialty... 

Ruth Fisher, MBA, CMPE, has been appointed vice president of Heart & Vascular Services at Henry Ford Health System. Fisher’s primary responsibilities, in partnership with Douglas Weaver, M.D., medical director of Heart and Vascular Services, will include the oversight and development of all aspects of heart... 

With more than 14,000 orthopedic surgeries a year at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, there’s plenty of information available to build up an impressive research program. All that was left to do was capture the information. Enter Ortech. “It’s a web-based, software program that physicians are using in the operating... 

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies. Patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who had “matted” lymph nodes – nodes... 

To help area residents learn about their possible risk factors, Lakeland HealthCare is offering walk-in wellness screenings every Wednesday, from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., at the Lakeland Center for Outpatient Services, located at 3900 Hollywood Road in St. Joseph. The screenings offered include: Cholesterol Lipid Panel...