Health & Fitness

Published August 13, 2018

Cancer institute to celebrate survivors at game

UTICA — The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the United Shore Professional Baseball League will host their first Prostate Cancer Awareness Game Aug. 17, with gates opening at 6 p.m. and the game starting approximately an hour later at Jimmy John’s Field, 7171 Auburn Road in Utica.

Published August 7, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Generous zoo patrons bring toys to children with special needs

DEARBORN — On Aug. 2, children with special needs at the Beaumont Center for Exceptional Families in Dearborn got to select their own stuffed animals from a selection of 130 Detroit Zoo plush toys.

Published August 6, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Fighting back: How money, passion and prescribing practices are changing lives

METRO DETROIT — The opioid epidemic has made one thing clear: Amid the turmoil and the effects of its reach, and the subsequent deaths that have resulted, there are selfless individuals who strive each day to make the world a more inhabitable place.

Published July 31, 2018

Troy Times

Boys and Girls members ‘Run the Club’

TROY — Approximately 300 kids took to the track and throughout the center to run or walk a half-mile course as many times as they could in an hour for the second annual Run the Club jog-athon at the Boys and Girls Club of Troy July 25.

Published July 31, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Damaging data: Experts explain truths behind the numbers

METRO DETROIT — Behind the scenes and on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic are individuals who have collectively devoted dozens of years to minimizing the effects of substance abuse.

Published July 30, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield group to host cancer research expert

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A local group focused on making the best of life with cancer is set to host its biennial luncheon early next month with a leading expert on cancer research.

Published July 25, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Addiction: A stranglehold on American life

METRO DETROIT — How did America let this happen, and who is to blame?

Gwendolyn Burton, of Detroit, a caregiver, receives a chair massage from Farmington Hills massage therapist and yoga instructor Katherine Schaefer. The Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center recently received a $25,000 grant for its cancer caregiver programming.

Published July 18, 2018

Farmington Press

Local Karmanos Cancer Institute center receives $25K grant

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute was awarded a $25,000 grant for its cancer caregiver programming at the Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center in Farmington Hills.

Published July 18, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Beach closures prompt questioning of how lakes, sewers are maintained

LANSING — Amid a blistering summer swelter, there has been something affecting Michiganders statewide: the number of park and beach closures as a result of abnormal levels of toxicity.

Published July 16, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Beaumont celebrates new pediatric emergency center

ROYAL OAK — On July 16, emergency center patients ages 17 and younger began receiving care at Royal Oak Beaumont’s new 9,500-square-foot pediatric emergency center.

Published July 13, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Sunscreen bill signed into law

METRO DETROIT — With a bill that frees schools from liability if they choose to allow students to bring sunscreen to school, state Rep. Kevin Hertel said students will be able to protect themselves on the playground or during sporting events.

Published July 9, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Kids from Beaumont Children’s practice with the pros

UTICA — The Beaumont Children’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Center joined the four baseball teams of the United Shore Professional Baseball League in hosting a special activity day for pediatric patients from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30 at Jimmy John’s Field, 7171 Auburn Road in Utica.

Published June 27, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak girl receives ‘revolutionary’ treatment at Beaumont

ROYAL OAK — After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication for a rare genetic seizure disorder in April 2017, an 8-year-old Royal Oak resident became the first person in the U.S. to receive treatments covered by insurance.

A group of 18 Center Line cyCLers took part in a 9.6-mile ride June 19 for their third outing of the season.

Published June 25, 2018

Warren Weekly

Center Line cyCLers hit the city’s streets this summer

CENTER LINE — Those looking to promote Center Line as a place to be and live for families and individual residents hope programs like the Center Line cyClers will do just that.

Published June 17, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Father’s Day miracle

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — As a kid, Bernard Sia didn’t understand the implications that his brain tumor could have on his life in the future.

Published June 13, 2018

Southfield Sun

World Medical Relief opens first-ever pacemaker recycling center

SOUTHFIELD — A team of local medical professionals is turning trash into lifesaving treasure with the recent opening of the world’s first pacemaker recycling center.Read More

Published June 13, 2018

Woodward Talk

Father hoping to raise $1,000 for Beaumont NICU by shaving beard

FERNDALE/ROYAL OAK — After spending weeks with his newborn son in the neonatal intensive care unit at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, a Ferndale father is hoping to thank the department with a charitable gift.Read More

Published June 12, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Hope Not Handcuffs grows across Oakland County

OAKLAND COUNTY — It was a sight that would’ve been unthinkable just a couple of years ago. A line of law enforcement leaders from across Oakland County, standing shoulder to shoulder in Farmington Hills City Hall June 5, telling the public that when it comes to drugs, they don’t want to arrest — they want to help.