Health & Fitness

Published August 20, 2019

ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University students, staff and visitors can now head outside to get a full body workout on campus in just seven minutes.

Published August 20, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Beaumont hopes urgent care reduces ER visits

ROYAL OAK — On Thursday, Aug. 15, Beaumont Health and WellStreet opened their 13th and largest urgent care facility at Woodward Corners, a development that includes retail, restaurants and a Meijer at 13 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.

Teams participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Detroit Zoo last year. The event will take place Saturday, Aug. 24, this year.

Published August 13, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Walk to End Alzheimer’s to return to Detroit Zoo

ROYAL OAK — On Aug. 24, thousands of walkers will join together at the Detroit Zoo in conjunction with more than 600 communities across the country to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

Published July 30, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Farms council reduces sign variance for urgent care facility

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — While Grosse Pointe Farms City Council members acknowledged the need to have adequate signs on an urgent care facility, they didn’t feel comfortable with what they felt was an excessive amount of signage.

Published July 30, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Brownell student carries on Superwoman Fund’s legacy

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Brownell Middle School student Grace Curtis remembers the first time she met Maryam Whelan.

Published July 22, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Police and fire discuss tips to stay cool this summer

FERNDALE/ROYAL OAK — The summer heat has been barreling down on Michigan residents for the past couple of weeks, with seemingly no end in sight this season.

Published July 19, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Cooling centers available in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — With the extreme heat hitting metro Detroit, Macomb County officials have released a list of local cooling centers. The cooling centers are air-conditioned public facilities where people may go for relief during temporary periods of extreme heat; these centers provide shade, water, and restrooms.

Published July 16, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Head games: How football is striving to make the sport safer

METRO DETROIT — Concussions and head injuries have long been a part of football, but over the years, more information and increased education have been key to improving the overall safety of the game.

Published July 16, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington man creates grassroots Stop the Bleed nonprofit

FARMINGTON HILLS — Prompted by the increased number of Americans dying from substantial blood loss, one Farmington resident and the Chairman of the Greater Farmington Area Emergency Preparedness Commission, Douglas Reynolds, 60, decided to create a grassroots effort to educate people on how they can help right here at home.

Published July 15, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

CTFD enlists aid of cancer-sniffing dogs

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The mental and physical anguish of being a firefighter can extend far beyond the day-to-day routine.

Published July 12, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Care for the caregiver: survival seminar slated for July 19 in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Highlighting the fact that caregivers are at a greater risk for health problems because of the stress they carry with them from taking care of their elderly relatives, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B is presenting a caregiving survival seminar July 19 at the St. Clair Shores Senior Activities Center, 20100 Stephens St.

Published July 12, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville Fire Department recognized for response to cardiac emergencies

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department has real heart — and that’s according to the American Heart Association.

Published July 12, 2019

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights commits to be a ‘dementia-friendly community’

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council is raising awareness for those with dementia and their caregivers, making Madison Heights what the Michigan Dementia Coalition calls a “dementia-friendly community.”

Published July 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Beaumont seeks cancer patients for smoking cessation study

ROYAL OAK — Beaumont researchers are inviting cancer patients who smoke and their family members who smoke to join a pilot smoking-cessation study. Data from the study will be used to develop a smoking termination program.

Published July 5, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Health officials: Shield yourself from summer pests

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County health officials are reminding residents to protect themselves from West Nile virus after activity was confirmed in Oakland, Saginaw and Kalamazoo counties.

Published June 28, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills teen creates group for siblings of young people with mental illness

FARMINGTON HILLS — When Jessica Goldberg created the Sib4Sib program — which supports youth siblings of people who suffer with mental health — she did so simply out of her own necessity after not finding a single support group specifically for siblings.

Published June 21, 2019

Warren Weekly

WWPS instructor has the right yoga moves

WARREN — “Sit with your legs crossed. Our hands are rested on our knees. Close your eyes. Relax your face. Set aside your day. Let’s slip inside the sanctuary of ourselves, where it’s peaceful, where it’s quiet.”

Published June 17, 2019

C&G Newspapers

West Nile virus found in mosquito in Pontiac

PONTIAC — Oakland County health officials urge protection against mosquitoes after a mosquito in Pontiac tested positive for West Nile virus.

Published June 14, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

New running trail reaches finish line

STERLING HEIGHTS — Keith Hanson remembers what it was like to grow up in Sterling Heights and join the Parks and Recreation Department programs as a child more than four decades ago.

Published June 12, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Health officials: Oakland County measles outbreak is over

OAKLAND COUNTY — After wreaking havoc on the metro Detroit area this spring, the Michigan measles outbreak has ended, officials from the Oakland County Health Division announced recently.

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