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Volunteers support patient care at Grand Rapids …

WebVolunteer Porter Beilfuss helps tidy up in the playroom at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. (April 2024) There’s a lot more for him to do, like playing games with patients

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W. MI man first in world to test pancreatic cancer imaging agent

WebUpdated: Apr 10, 2024 / 05:48 PM EDT. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan man with pancreatic cancer was the first person in the world to test a new …

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Corewell Health, Priority Health patients affected by data breach

WebUpdated: Dec 1, 2023 / 10:30 AM EST. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Over a million patients of Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan and Priority Health may have had …

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Pine Rest building $62 million hospital to treat kids

WebThe expansion and new programs will cost $62 million. Already, Pine Rest has been awarded $38 million in Michigan’s newly passed 2023 budget. It is launching a …

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Mental Health Awareness events next month WOODTV.com

WebThe 22th Annual Stomp Out Stigma Walk for Mental Health. Saturday, May 18. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Remarks begin at 9:00 a.m. (rain or shine) Walk 9:15 …

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Achieve better brain health with these expert tips

WebGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- Brain health is influenced by many factors, including economic and social factors such as income and financial security, housing …

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Popping up to support mental health in West MI

WebSince 1960, Wedgwood has committed to “boldly taking on the toughest mental health and behavioral health problems in West Michigan” through its behavior and …

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Volunteers filling in the gaps in health care industry

WebVolunteers filling in the gaps in healthcare industry. News / Apr 23, 2024 / 05:50 PM EDT. At Corewell Health, volunteers are an integral part of filling in the gaps of an overtaxed health care

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Reading actually has more health benefits than you might think

WebSHARE. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — March is National Reading Month and there’s more benefits to reading than growing your vocabulary. There are …

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UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken …

WebUnitedHealth said in February that a ransomware group had gained access to some of the systems of its Change Healthcare business, which provides technology used …

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What to know about Bell’s palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Joel

WebPhiladelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid reacts during the second half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Thursday, April …

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Ascension Borgess mental health annex back in use

WebAscension Borgess in Kalamazoo says that after an adjustment to allow for "logistical improvements," an emergency behavioral health annex is again being used to …

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Amid measles uptick, health department encourages vaccination

WebFor those ages 4 to 6, the Michigan measles vaccination rate was just over 89% in 2017. By 2022, that number had dropped to 84%. “So measles was declared …

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Jill Biden attends First Ladies Luncheon in Grand Rapids

WebFirst lady Jill Biden visited Grand Rapids Friday to attend the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation’s Annual First Ladies Luncheon.

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Ottawa Co. deputy health officer retiring in May WOODTV.com

WebThe Ottawa County Deputy Health Officer is retiring at the end of May, the county's department of public health announced on Friday.

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South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors’ …

WebLim Hyun-taek, incoming head of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), speaks during a press conference at the KMA building in Seoul, South Korea, on March …

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Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes …

WebFILE – Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. For the second time in recent months, President Joe …

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UM Health-West hosts Drug Take Back Day WOODTV.com

WebThe hospital will host its Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place at the UM Health-West Professional Building in …

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CDC issues bird flu infection health alert

WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform healthcare centers and the public of a confirmed human infection of the …

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Graphic surgery photos Spectrum doctors posted online may …

WebSpectrum Health doctors posted images of one patient’s organ and anther’s fibroid tissue on Instagram. News 8 has blurred the photo both to obscure graphic …

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Family works to stop organ donation, saying it’s against woman’s …

WebUpdated: Feb 20, 2024 / 11:31 AM EST. MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A court battle may be heating up as a Muskegon family tries to stop their loved one’s organs from being …

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