February is Heart Month. Expect Extraordinary.
Your heart. Your children’s hearts. Perhaps no other organ is as important—or as revered—as the heart. We understand. To help celebrate Heart Month in February, we’ve introduced a Special Edition of...
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Little Hats, Big Hearts delivers
Bright red caps stand out in the rooms filled with babies. The caps – knit with care by a group of volunteers – adorn the soft, downy heads of newborns at Spectrum Hospital throughout the month of...
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Study: Prolonged high cholesterol in middle age raises heart risk late
Many folks in their 30s and 40s chow down on burgers, fried chicken and other fatty foods without fear, figuring they have years before they need to worry about their cholesterol levels. But new...
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Febrero mes del corazón
Aun cuando nunca le haya flechado Cupido, algunos estudios dan validez a lo que decían los médicos en la antigua Grecia de Hipócrates o en la Roma de Galeno: amamos con el corazón, fisiológica, mental...
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The miracle after the miracle
When Ashley Ruhlig was born, she was diagnosed with tricuspid atresia, a congenital heart defect in which the tricuspid valve between the heart’s two chambers isn’t properly formed. Blood is not able...
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Inactivity a major danger with blood clots
When Kelly Gmazel learned that Gov. Rick Snyder was treated for a blood clot in his leg, she felt for him – literally. The story quickly caught her attention because she is a few months ahead of him on...
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7 aplicaciones para monitorear su salud desde su móvil
Muchos de nuestros participantes tienen ya acceso a la supercarretera de la información a la mano por vía de sus teléfonos inteligentes. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp y Skype, son hoy por hoy...
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FDA OKs new varicose vein treatment
A new system to permanently treat varicose veins in the legs by sealing the affected veins with adhesive was approved Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Many people with varicose veins...
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Su salud está en sus manos, aduéñese de su perfil clínico
A casi dos años de haber adoptado un enfoque primordialmente preventivo como modelo de servicio, escuchar anécdotas de participantes que cuentan sus logros es cada vez más común. Me queda claro que mis...
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Very obese kids face more heart risks than thought
Extremely obese children–such as those at least 100 pounds overweight–are in deeper trouble in terms of heart disease risks than doctors have thought, new research suggests. In the study, about half...
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Cocine con el chef en Grand Rapids Downtown Market
Una de las clases más populares que ofrecemos toma lugar cada tres meses en las instalaciones del Grand Rapids Downtown Market ubicado en el 435 de Ionia SW y colindante con Wealth Street. La cocina...
View ArticleVascular surgery expertise shines
The largest group of vascular surgeons in West Michigan can be found right here at Spectrum Health. These fellowship-trained experts are dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art diagnosis and care for...
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Heart valve repair could improve mood
People with a serious heart valve defect have less depression and anxiety after they undergo surgery to repair the problem, a new study finds. The research included people with severe mitral...
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Born with a heart defect? Live a fuller life today
There’s good news, bad news and best news about being born with heart problems, or congenital heart defects, according to the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center. The good news:...
View ArticleHeart failure–there are options
Heart failure is one of the fastest growing heart conditions in the United States. There are about 5 million Americans living with heart failure and more than 550,000 additional people diagnosed with...
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Can changes in time affect your risk of heart attack?
By setting your clocks ahead one hour in the spring, you not only lose an hour of sleep, experts say you may increase your risk of a heart attack. Conversely, that extra hour of sleep in the fall may...
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Daily aspirin? Let’s talk
For decades, the conventional wisdom held that regular use of aspirin could help reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. While this is still good advice for some, it’s not for everyone—and the...
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Pay attention to prehypertension
The link between prehypertension, the precursor to high blood pressure, and heart disease was made stronger this month. Researchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine published a study that found...
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Varicose veins, unraveled
If you have spider or varicose veins, you’re in the majority. And yes, that majority includes plenty of men. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that 50 percent to 55 percent of...
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If you’re happy and you know it, your heart will show it
Thinking positive and surrounding yourself with optimistic friends may just earn you a healthier heart. At least that is the message of two recent research studies. Both studies acknowledge that the...
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