Genesys Co-sponsors Grief Teleconference on March 24
March 9, 2010 by Contributor
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Genesee County, MI - The Hospice Foundation of America presents its 17th annual grief teleconference Wednesday, March 24, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s topic is “Living with Grief: cancer and end-of-life care.” The teleconference will take place at the University of Michigan-Flint in the Happenings Room of the Harding Mott University Center. Subjects [...]
Henry Ford Hospital Study Shows Link Between Vitamin D, Skin Cancer
March 9, 2010 by Contributor
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Detroit, MI – A Henry Ford Hospital study has shown a link between Vitamin D levels and basal cell carcinoma, a finding that could lead researchers to better understand the development of the most common form of skin cancer. In a small study, researchers at Henry Ford and Wayne State University found elevated levels of [...]
Survey Reveals Health Insurance and Access to Care Not So Closely Linked
March 9, 2010 by Contributor
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Ann Arbor, MI – A survey released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) challenges the long-held assumption that having health insurance is synonymous with having access to health care. The survey of 1,022 Michigan adults showed that while 40 percent of those who lacked insurance delayed seeking needed care, so did [...]
Skin Transplant Offers New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
March 9, 2010 by Contributor
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Detroit, MI - In the first study of its kind in the United States, Henry Ford Hospital showed that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo. Henry Ford researchers followed 23 patients for up to six months after surgery and found that the treated area regained on average 52 percent of its natural [...]
