Nearly 3,000 years ago, Egyptian scholars chronicled a rare disease characterized by an excess of urine production. Then, around 113 AD, Aretaeus of Cappadocia described the same symptoms and gave the condition the name “diabetes.” The term, roughly translated, means “to pass through” referencing the act of passing urine through the system. The term “mellitus”

Are you a tobacco user? Are you thinking about quitting but don’t know where to begin? Ascension Genesys can help. “It’s Never Too Late to Quit,” a free program offered every other month, will help you explore approaches to quitting, develop a personal quit-plan, learn about tobacco use triggers, and talk with a team who

The well-established OB/GYN practice of Joseph Kingsbury, DO and Holly Jaskierny, DO has joined Ascension Medical Group. The new practice name is Ascension Medical Group Genesys Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the physicians will continue to provide compassionate, personalized care to their patients at Ascension Genesys Hospital. Dr. Jaskierny and Dr. Kingsbury have decades of combined

On May 10, McLaren Flint wrapped up Nurses Week by honoring five members of the nursing team at its annual Margaret McLaren Nursing Awards of Excellence. The event is held in honor of Margaret McLaren, RN, who served as superintendent of McLaren General Hospital and its predecessor, The Women’s Hospital, for 27 years. When McLaren

Last spring, Torrey Hill Intermediate School and Lake Fenton Middle School students and staff won the fourth annual Greater Flint Health Coalition Commit to Fit! Active Schools Challenge. Held throughout the month of March, the Commit to Fit! Active Schools Challenge was designed to promote health and wellness within local schools while creating some “healthy”

A hospital is a very “adult world,” and it can be a scary place, especially for kids, according to Laura Parcels, Director of Child Life Services at Hurley Medical Center. And Hurley has a program designed to help kids cope with being in a hospital setting. The Child Life program can ease their fears and

Alcohol addiction is a deadly disease that can destroy lives, families, take away your health – and kill you. According to Facing Addiction with NCAAD (National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence), alcohol addiction is a chronic, progressive disease, genetically predisposed and fatal if untreated. However, people can and do recover. It is estimated that

Tom started drinking at a very young age. “When my brother smoked, I would smoke a cigarette and when he drank, I wanted to drink,” he says. Tom was drunk for the first time at 16 years old. “I got drunk with a friend on a bottle of wine,” he remembers. “I had trouble with

  In this part of our continuing series on obesity, we are going to look at a very common and over-simplified contributor to obesity: stress. For years, many people have suspected that stress and obesity are linked, and now, scientific research has found evidence to support this connection. Specific biochemical reactions appear to help explain

  For many people, the thought of having surgery is terrifying. So, My City Wellness has “scrubbed in” with talented local surgeons as they performed a variety of procedures – a peek behind the curtain, if you will. Our sincere thanks to A. George Dass, MD, John Verre, DO and the entire team at The