LAURIUM — Flu season is right around the corner and health officials and educators are bracing for the increased volume in sick patients — old and young — and advising residents to get vaccinated for this year’s flu strains. Aspirus Keweenaw Director of Nursing Darcy Donnelly said ...
HOUGHTON – As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital & Clinics is encouraging community members to start the conversation about breast health by attending an upcoming "Talk With A Doc" event focused on breast cancer early detection and treatment. The presentation ...
ATLANTA, GA — Thursday the CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory to inform clinicians, health departments, and the public about increases in recent animal rabies activity and associated human exposures. Rabies is preventable when people who have been exposed receive ...
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) to increase lung cancer screening by expanding capacity of primary care clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers to refer patients to lung cancer screening through ...
HANCOCK — The community is invited to come together for the 10th annual Suicide Prevention Walk on Saturday, September 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Ray Kestner Waterfront Park in Houghton. The walk aims to raise awareness about local suicide prevention, reduce stigma surrounding mental health and ...
HOUGHTON — "There's nothing wrong in asking for help." That was one of the takeaways from the latest in the "Ask a Doc" series sponsored by Aspirus Health. Dr. Kirk Klemme, who is Board Certified in addiction medicine, presented "The Addicted Brain." In his 90 minute presentation, Klemme ...
