Health

The phrases “Community Focused,” “Community First,” and “Community Proud” hang above the window. Adria Moses, tonight’s yoga instructor, is one of the first to arrive.

The annual Paczki Run, a 5K race before Fat Tuesday, returns to Hamtramck on Feb. 10. Hundreds of runners will hit the city’s streets aiming for the best time.

Ryan Fiorenzi is a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu (he was Michigan’s first), and has been teaching martial arts for years. We’re sitting down to eat lunch just down the street from his Plymouth dojo, Kaizen BJJ, to talk about our unhealthy lifestyles.

Humankind unwittingly dabbled in genetic engineering 10,000 years ago, when early farmers saved seeds from their most vigorous plants — those with the hardiest genes — for the next year’s crops. We’ve come a long way since then.

This gym offers metro Detroiters a new type of workout, one sensor at a time

A U-M doc is giving cancer survivors the tools to finally feel healthy again

Precision Medicine helps find valuable needles amidst haystacks of information

Cats and dogs get many of the same cancers we do. Could they be the key to unlocking new treatments that help us — and our pets — beat the disease?

Answers to all the questions you've always wanted to ask

September is National Yoga Month, and metro Detroit has plenty of places to start or continue your practice. Check out the list below to...

Program treats participants like ‘more than a number’

It’s not always the best choice for behavioral and nonmedical emergencies, but metro Detroit agencies and partial programs can help

Through art, music, and other programs, young patients maintain their identities, ease stress and anxiety

Before you hit the pavement, experts advise learning your body’s cues for the greatest benefits, least injuries. Plus training and eating plans and a guide to local races

For the active, distracted, and routinely high-strung, it can offer a deeply healing experience. Believe me, I tried it.

While there is no cure for Hidradenitis Suppurativa, changing the way I eat helped me heal after years of suffering and misdiagnoses

Anxiety disorders and depression are often faceless — as well as misunderstood and mistreated

Pilot program aims to fight childhood obesity through grocery store tours, school nutrition classes, and health screenings

The ability to move is associated with long-term health and well-being, and the stakes are even higher for older adults

Henry Ford doctor says he believes procedure will become standard for patients older than 65 in the next few years