“In my youth, I had no idea what I was going to be,” Dr. Marc Silver says. He spent most of his formative years in Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan with no plans to pursue medicine. Eventually, he came to the conclusion that not only did he want to go into medicine, he wanted to be a surgeon. He attended Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit for medical school and now has dual board certification in general and cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Silver has been affiliated with Genesys Regional Medical Center since 2002.
Alcohol addiction is a devastating disease that can destroy the lives of alcoholics and the people who love them — as well as have a negative effect on society, in general. Many people believe that alcoholics are people of weak moral character who could stop drinking if they just had a little more willpower. However, there is much research indicating that addiction is a brain disorder, and some believe there is a genetic link.
FLINT, MI – Hurley Medical Center Auxiliary members celebrated the organization’s 61st birthday at a luncheon on February 21, at Bethel United Methodist Church. During 2017, the group’s 140 members donated 30,000 hours of volunteer work in 19 separate services.
It’s happened to all of us: we become hoarse and “lose our voice.” For me, it’s usually during college football season – funny thing is, it happens to me whether my Wolverines win or lose; I still manage to find a reason to yell (too much) while watching them play!
FLINT, MI – Mott Community College (MCC) Dental Hygiene Clinic has partnered with the Valley Area Agency for the Aging (VAAA) to provide free dental cleanings and check-ups for area senior citizens as part of the 226 DDF Brighter Futures Community Grant through the Delta Dental Foundation.
One thing is for sure: volunteers at Heart to Heart Hospice have big hearts.
In addition to having her own dental practice, Flint native Dr. Traci Dantzler is the president of the Genesee District Dental Society and a Michigan Dental Association spokesperson for the Flint water crisis. Though her career goal growing up was to be a cardiologist, Dr. Dantzler was inspired by her family to be a healer, no matter which practice she chose. Her uncle, also a dentist, inspired her with his love for his work. Dr. Dantzler’s hope and goal is to continue practicing dentistry, while also writing and educating the public about oral and overall health.
On March 9, 2017, kids and parents will gather for a free family dinner where they will have the chance to learn more about healthy eating. The event will run from 4:15pm to 6:30pm at Cummings Elementary School at 2200 Walton Ave. in Flint.
Sara Shreve, owner of Sirona Health & Wellness (formerly The Birth House) in Burton, believes that when it comes to giving birth, women know their own bodies. She shares that philosophy at her business, a holistic birth and wellness center. On staff are a midwife, assistant midwife, doula, childbirth educators, massage therapists, yoga instructors and counselors who work together to make the birth of a child a very positive experience for not only the parents, but extended family members, as well.
Wallace Dupuis has been a blood donor since 1967. And last December, at the Knights of Columbus blood drive he sponsored in Swartz Creek, he reached a milestone for donation: 23 gallons of blood! “I try to give blood five times a year, but it doesn’t always happen,” he says, adding that a donor has to wait 59 days before they can give blood again. He first began donating with his co-workers when he was very young and working at General Motors Service Parts Organization (SPO).
