Health

Citizen Yoga founder, Kacee Must Leeb, reflects on her sister, Miya, the impact Miya's suicide had on her family, and her road to finding purpose

Numbers don’t lie. From being ranked as the most stressed-out city in the United States to the shortage of mental health care providers in Wayne County to Michigan’s rising suicide rate, metro Detroit lacks a clean bill of health in the matters of mental health. We’ve done the math.

Metro Detroit abortion clinics are surrounded by protesters daily. So, to protect patients and mitigate harassment, more and more clinics are recruiting volunteers to escort women in and out of their abortion centers.

Wright, known as “The Motor City Hypnotist,” got my attention via a press release promoting a “secret weapon to improve your golf game.” I’m a terrible golfer, but I also noted he’s helped people quit smoking.

From how often to apply to the ingredients that make it work, a local dermatologist tells all

Despite Seven Mile and I-75 consuming the backdrop of Pingree Farms, a nonprofit dedicated to youth education and neighborhood revitalization through agriculture, maybe seeing barnyard animals in Detroit shouldn’t be so strange after all.

An emergency training workshop, healthcare for Detroit’s homeless, and the aftermath of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria.

According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, an estimated 50 million people are affected by nasal allergies in the United States. And in Michigan, we’re right on the cusp of allergy season when allergens like dust mites and various types of pollen are prominent.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation defines BPPV as the most common inner ear problem and cause of vertigo, a false sense of spinning.

A little over a year ago, I was standing in the ICU at a small hospital in my hometown of Mount Vernon, N.Y., when I asked my stepfather how much longer before we’d be able to leave. “Lyndsay, they’re saving her life,” he snapped.

Since McBride v. City of Detroit, a 2008 case that recognized fragrance sensitivities and allergies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, some employers have enacted scent-free policies to accommodate those intolerant to certain fragrances.

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland is a nonprofit hospital with a mission to treat the underserved. The dental program got its start in 2011 as a response to community demand for greater access to dental care, both for low-income and special-needs populations.

Even as a graduate student at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in the late 1980s, Carmen McIntyre, M.D., knew she wanted to take her coursework beyond the classroom setting.

Parents who want to promote good vision in their kids should unglue them from digital devices and shoo them outside. Here’s why.

"When I see you, I experience someone who is so aware of their body, I almost wish that through osmosis, I could feel that way, too,” says Alyonka Larionov, a slender woman with fine, blond hair.

A local herbalist on plants grown in southeast Michigan and their health benefits — it's just about knowing how and when to use them,” Mourer says. Here, she shares three she can't live without.

When you pull up to Peabody Ice Climbing Club — off of a desolate, dirt road in Fenton, Mich. — the lot resembles the average farmyard, or perhaps the ghost of one.

SimMan 3G is a high-quality training system improving health care one mannequin at a time. The patient simulator is manufactured by Laerdal Medical, a leading provider of education, training, and therapy products for emergency care.

So far in 2018, incorporating activated charcoal into your diet and daily grooming regimen is one of the most popular health trends, and there’s science to back up the ingredient’s benefits.

I moved to Chicago in the fall of 2013. The goal was to get into the music scene, but to be honest with you — I had no idea what that meant.