September 22nd, 20220A Michigan hospital network is the first in Michigan to receive a blood test technology that detects cancer early, when it can be cured.
Henry Ford Health, which has several hospitals in the Metro Detroit area, is among an early group of healthcare providers that will offer Galleri, a "Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) blood test"...
May 20th, 20190ROYAL OAK — An ongoing study at Beaumont Hospital is recruiting patients for a nationwide cancer study on targeted therapies. The research will be conducted at Beaumont hospitals in Royal Oak and Troy.
The National Cancer Institute seeks to determine whether targeted therapies for people whose tumors have certain gene mutations will...
December 14th, 20180DEARBORN — A high achiever with a passion for dentistry, 18-year-old Mohamad Osman refused to let his battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma stand in the way of living his life.
Despite his illness and having to undergo chemotherapy treatments as often as every three weeks, Osman remained an avid runner, biker and swimmer, as well as a...
August 26th, 20180On Sunday August 12, news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged Strip.
"Colon and lung cancer, as well as lymphoma patients, cannot be provided with the necessary therapy now," said Dr. Mohammed Abu Silmiya, director of Abdulaziz...
August 25th, 20180DEARBORN — It’s not easy supporting five children and a spouse while being employed part-time. It’s especially difficult after being diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Houssam “Sam” Berry immigrated to Dearborn from Lebanon in 2015. Shortly after, he became a part-time employee with the city of Dearborn as a...
August 18th, 20180DEARBORN – Not even a life-threatening disease could stop Mohamad Osman in his tracks.
It did for only a brief period, shortly after he noticed he was running slower than his usual pace while running cross country and track during his senior year at Dearborn High School in September 2017.
A blood test at Henry Ford Hospital’s...
June 24th, 20180LANSING — The Medicaid work requirements bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives on June 6 received wide criticism from local organizations, community members and public figures.
The bill, Senate Bill 897, had previously passed in the State Senate on April 19 and requires “able-bodied” adults enrolled in the Healthy...
May 11th, 20180DEARBORN — State Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston died Monday night after a months-long battle with cancer, the Michigan Department of Education announced on Tuesday.
Whiston, 56, had dedicated his career to education, first as a lobbyist for Oakland Schools and then as a superintendent at Dearborn Public Schools. In 2014, he...
February 9th, 20180Drinking scalding hot tea is associated with an increased risk of esophageal tumors in people who also smoke and drink alcohol, two habits that already make many cancers more likely, a Chinese study suggests.
Among Chinese adults who drank at least one beer, cocktail or glass of wine daily, those who also consumed burning hot tea...
February 2nd, 20180By Omar Abdel-Baqui
The Latino Press
"These particles and chemicals can penetrate our body and enter our bloodstream and wreak havoc on health. We have only recently realized the serious damage PM2.5 can cause." - Guy Williams, president & CEO of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
Residents of southwest Detroit...
January 26th, 20181LONDON — Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body, which can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to research published on Wednesday.
Working with mice in a laboratory, British scientists used chromosome analysis and DNA sequencing to examine...
December 8th, 20170By Dr. S. George Kipa, MD
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, men are 24 percent less likely than women to have seen a doctor in the past year. The unfortunate reality, however, is that males are also more likely to die from eight out of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. than...
November 25th, 20170DETROIT— According to Crain’s Detroit, an attorney claimed that victims of a Detroit doctor, who placed hundreds of patients through unnecessary cancer treatments, are eligible for a $4.1 million in claims, which includes $2 million in funeral costs.
On Tuesday, Randi Roth, a St. Paul, Minnesota- based attorney, told the judge...
October 20th, 20170By Dalia Sukari
The Arab American News - intern
DEARBORN — On Friday, October 13, the United Network of Islam (U.N.I) hosted a Blankets of Hope event at the Islamic Center of America on Ford Road. The U.N.I's mission is to foster faith, unity and leadership within the community by drawing inspirational lessons from important...
May 12th, 201715There was a festive spirit in a Syrian neighborhood, decades before children were acquainted with desolation — a young boy was growing fretful as the moment for a special occasion approached.
An entire neighborhood, where mere residence equaled family, knew why Mohamad, 12, along with a few of his brothers and cousins, were going to...
May 5th, 20170
DEARBORN — Many minority groups in the U.S. report lower levels of screenings for health issues such as cervical or breast cancer.
The many reasons for disparities in breast cancer screenings boil down to income, access to care, cultural barriers or educational misconceptions around health and health care.
Arab and Arab...
