Health & Fitness

Published September 24, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Chippewa Valley Schools coalition, district respond to vaping ban

MACOMB TOWNSHIP/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A local coalition fully supports Michigan’s vaping ban.

Published September 24, 2019

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11 counties at ‘high risk’ for deadly mosquito-borne virus

METRO DETROIT — Health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this fall after seeing an increase in Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes.

Published September 24, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Community invited to view film, discuss anxiety

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — In an effort to help students with anxiety and open up discussion about its impact on kids, the film “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety” is coming to Parcells Middle School, 20600 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Published September 20, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Take a day to ‘Get Out and Play’

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Huron-Clinton Metroparks and the Macomb County Health Department have a similar goal: to encourage local families to get fit and healthy outdoors.

Published September 20, 2019

Southfield Sun

Rabid skunk reported in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD — Local health officials have announced a confirmed case of rabies in a skunk in Southfield.

Published September 17, 2019

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Shelter spreads awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

METRO DETROIT — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and organizations that aid those who are suffering or have suffered unsafe and unhealthy home environments are reaching out to educate more people about the realities of abuse.

Published September 17, 2019

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Local doctor looks back on nine years of free men’s health screenings

BIRMINGHAM — Dr. Michael Lutz is a urologist. He has, unfortunately, seen lots of cases of prostate cancer in his day.

Published September 16, 2019

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MCC observes National Suicide Prevention Month

MACOMB COUNTY —The dozens of pairs of shoes on display at Macomb Community College’s South Campus in Warren the week of Sept. 8 came with a somber story.

Published September 10, 2019

Farmington Press

Free vegan festival finds new home in Farmington

FARMINGTON — After spending the last three years at Madonna University, VegMichigan’s free vegan festival has found a new, “hopefully permanent,” home at downtown Farmington’s Riley Park Sundquist Pavilion, said group President Tom Progar.

Published September 10, 2019

Farmington Press

New study finds social media can positively impact mental health

METRO DETROIT — A new study conducted by Michigan State University media and information professor Keith Hampton found that social media can improve a person’s mental health over time.

Published September 4, 2019

Royal Oak Review

HAVEN expands services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence to Beaumont

ROYAL OAK — On Aug. 26, in partnership with HAVEN, a private patient examination room came online exclusively for victims of sexual assault in the Emergency & Trauma Center at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

More than 500 people attended the Out of the Darkness Community Walk to promote suicide prevention and awareness in 2018. Organizers are hoping for even bigger attendance at 2019’s walk on Sept. 14.

Published September 4, 2019

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Community walk to raise money for suicide prevention

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Suicide is a topic that affects millions of families and can be one that people do not want to talk about. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is working to change that.

Published August 29, 2019

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Root to stem: How cooks can avoid food waste this harvest season

We’ve all done it: thrown out that cucumber or head of lettuce that sat, forgotten, at the back of the refrigerator until it was past its prime.

Published August 29, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Health expo ‘not just for elderly seniors’

STERLING HEIGHTS — An annual tradition that brings senior health front and center is adding another year to its history in Sterling Heights.

Published August 29, 2019

Warren Weekly

Experts to discuss link between diet and wellness

WARREN — The relationship between what you eat and how you feel will be the subject of a new series of events at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren beginning Sept. 21.

Published August 27, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Oakland University student beats brain cancer

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Megan Ritz remembers when her hair fell out. She told herself it wasn’t permanent.

Published August 27, 2019

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CARE’s Ride 4 Recovery to take place in Richmond

MACOMB COUNTY — The seventh annual Ride 4 Recovery bike trek will take place Sunday, Sept. 29, on the Macomb Orchard Trail in Richmond.

Published August 26, 2019

Madison - Park News

Chamber to hold Narcan training for local businesses

MADISON HEIGHTS — An upcoming event by the Madison Heights/Hazel Park Chamber of Commerce will equip businesses with the tools and knowledge they need to save people suffering from the effects of an opioid overdose.

Published August 21, 2019

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How flat track roller derby is taking the sports industry by storm

METRO DETROIT — It’s the fastest growing sport in the world, but you don’t need to be a superstar athlete to play roller derby.

Published August 20, 2019

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Unique heart valve procedure comes to Macomb County

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Aug. 7, doctors at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township performed the first two catheter-based replacements of aortic heart valves.