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What’s Going Around: COVID, sinus infections, asthma flare-ups, colds, head lice, bug bites

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. Wayne County – COVID, sinus infections, asthma flare-ups, colds, fall allergies Dr. Christopher Loewe — Emergency Medicine, Ascension St. John Hospital “As summer turns to fall, many changes are in the air. With […]

Blood, Sweat & Tears bring their signature jazz-rock sound to Potter Center

September 29, 2023 Experience the magic of music with Blood, Sweat & Tears! Get ready to be transported to a world where jazz meets rock, sophistication meets energy, and musical skill meets universal appeal. Blood, Sweat & Tears is bringing their unique fusion to the Potter Center stage for one show only, Friday, Oct. 13 […]

Blood Bank of Delmarva Prepares to Welcome Newly Eligible LGBTQ Donors

DELMARVA — Following changes to FDA policy and amidst a dyer need for blood donations, the Blood Bank of Delmarva is changing it’s donor screening process so that members of the LGBTQ+ community can present themselves to donate.  On Monday, October 2nd, it will implement the new donor screen process that will focus on individual […]

FDA Approves HoneyNaps’ Artificial Intelligence Sleep Disorder Diagnosis Software

Ji Ho Choi, MD, PhD The FDA recently approved HoneyNaps’ SOMNUM artificial intelligence (AI) sleep disease analysis algorithm, the first AI solution designed for diagnosing sleep disorders.1 SOMNUM, supported by eXplainable Medical AI technology, utilizes deep learning-based AI to conduct a real-time analysis of vast volumes of multi-channel/time series biosignals. The technology is believed to […]

Understanding CAR T-Cell Therapy for Blood Cancers: Q&A with Dr. Navneet Majhail

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honor and raise awareness for the 1.6 million people currently living with or in remission from blood cancers in the United States. According to bone marrow donor registry, Be The Match, every 3-4 minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia, […]

Excessive cannabis use increases risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular events

What is Cannabis Use Disorder? What, exactly, is CUD? Does it simply mean anyone who uses cannabis on a regular basis? Cardiovascular Business reached out to Bahji to find out more. “CUD is indeed a recognized medical and psychiatric condition characterized by the problematic and compulsive use of cannabis—commonly known as marijuana or weed—despite negative […]

The Charles Rochester Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment Act

35 minutes ago U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware pushing a piece of federal blood clot legislation to raise awareness and prevention. The Charles Rochester Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment Act would honor Representative Blunt Rochester’s late husband, who passed away from multiple blood clots at age fifty-two, following an Achilles tendon tear. The […]