- David Mittleman | May 17, 2012 11:05 AM | Lansing, MI
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Medical Malpractice
The hit comedy show “Modern Family” has TV audiences laughing out loud every week, but star actress Sarah Hyland recently shared a sobering story about a little-known health issue....
- David Mittleman | May 01, 2012 9:04 AM | Lansing, MI
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Medical Malpractice
The kidney of Cera Fearing has experienced an apparently unprecidented journey. Cera's brother Ray suffers from a kidney disease known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which...
- David Mittleman | April 15, 2012 12:14 PM | Lansing, MI
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Motorcycle Accidents
Some motorcylists advocate for no mandatory helmet laws. It's a hotly debated topic amongst motorcyle enthusiasts and safety experts. Safety experts aren't without their evidence showing...
- David Mittleman | January 03, 2012 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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Miscellaneous
You might think of Facebook as a good place to check up on friends and to get in touch with old classmates or acquaintances...but it can come in handy for other reasons, too. Even the most...
- David Mittleman | December 24, 2011 10:46 AM | Lansing, MI
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Head & Brain Injuries
Sam Schmid, an Arizona college student, was set to donate his organs when he miraculously awoke from a coma. Doctors suspected that Schmid was brain dead after he was in a October 19 five-car...
- David Mittleman | July 18, 2011 10:42 AM | Lansing, MI
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Medical Malpractice
Some good news out of my hometown of Pittsburgh: Two months after shutting its doors after a patient received a kidney infected with hepatitis C, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)...
- David Mittleman | March 18, 2011 10:50 AM | Lansing, MI
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Medical Malpractice
Kidney transplant policies have taken the spotlight recently, after a transplant error at USC in January and yesterday's report that a recipient was infected with HIV from a donated kidney....
- David Mittleman | June 02, 2010 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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Head & Brain Injuries
Thanks to a $500,000 gift from the Dart Foundation, Sparrow Hospital recently announced the opening of The William and Claire Dart Stroke Center. The Stroke Center, located in Sparrow...
- David Mittleman | February 02, 2010 10:42 AM | Lansing, MI
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Miscellaneous
Like many Americans, 21-year-old Heather Lynn used her Wachovia debit card to donate $10 to the Haiti relief fund. Later, when she went to check her online billing statement she discovered a 3%...