More than 50% of patients with cancer experience extreme financial burden with a majority of them depleting their life savings in the first 2 years of treatment. This compounding distress negatively impacts survival rates. Over half the counties in the Upper Peninsula experience the highest ...
A relaunch of Bay College’s Practical Nursing certificate program may have to wait until the summer or fall of 2026, rather than January, the college stated in a news release Friday. The college announced it has received a response from the Michigan Board of Nursing regarding its LPN ...
MARQUETTE – The Superior Health Foundation concluded its Fall Proactive Grant cycle on Sept. 3, announcing more than $430,000 in funding distributed across eight grants to agencies located in or serving the Upper Peninsula. The projects cover a wide variety of health concerns, including developing the oral health workforce, healthcare worker training, community paramedicine pilots, and adopting new technology to increase access to healthcare. The Foundation received over $1.4 million in requests, far exceeding available funds and indicating an increasing need for support for nonprofits ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — The Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) will host a Caregiver Retreat from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CDT), Sept. at Fortune Lake Camp, 138 Fortune Lake Camp Road, Crystal Falls, . This day-long event is designed to provide rest and rejuvenation for ...
The following is a scenario often repeated in every podiatrist’s office, all across the nation. An individual calls the office complaining of a painful wart on the bottom of their foot. The staff duly records the individual’s complaint. The doctor notes the individual’s chief concern ...
DETROIT — During a national symposium on women’s health in the workplace Wednesday, leading advocates for Michigan educators and business spoke out against rising hospital costs, breaking down how inflated bills for the same procedures are harming employers, employees and the economy at ...
