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‘It was opened for my little guy’
06-08-2020
Jeremiah Young entered the world four months early. Born in Traverse City on March 9, 2015, he weighed a mere 1 pound, 7 ounces. That same morning, about 130 miles to the south, neonatologists celebrated the inaugural opening of the new small baby unit at Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The new unit—part of the hospital’s Gerber Foundation Neonatal Center—had been uniquely designed for babies born at 26 weeks gestation or earlier. Babies just like Jeremiah. “It gives me...
Read more‘Can we please go play’
06-08-2020
Enjoy summertime fun—at the pool, playground and beach—the safe way. (For Spectrum Health Beat) After months of improvised at-home activities, from blanket forts to stuffed-bear hunts, it seems like every member of the family is clamoring to have fun outside. But with COVID-19 ebbing in some areas and surging in others, even the simplest plans—a picnic with cousins or a walk in the park—can seem complex. The good news, of course, is that summer and fall are great...
Read moreCOVID-19 and your heart
06-08-2020
Doctors recommend continued precautions to limit exposure to COVID-19. This is especially true for those with heart conditions. (For Spectrum Health Beat) If you have heart disease, you have extra reason to protect yourself against COVID-19. “People with heart disease are at much higher risk for complications from COVID-19, as they are with every respiratory virus,” said Thomas Boyden, MD, a Spectrum Health preventive cardiologist. The risks posed by the new coronavirus still exist, even as the government...
Read more‘A Rinsing of the Brain’ New Research Shows How Sleep Could Ward Off Alzheimer’s Disease
06-08-2020
New research on its physiology shows why we need to take slumber seriouslyRead more: https://time.com/5876612/sleep-alzheimers-disease/
Read moreIndividual Circadian Clocks Might Be the Next Frontier of Personalized Medicine
06-08-2020
We used to think everyone needed eight hours of sleep. Not so, according to new scienceRead more: https://time.com/5876614/circadian-rhythm-study/
Read moreA Sleep Storyteller Reveals Her Secrets For Drifting Off Naturally
06-08-2020
Inside the art of the bedtime storyRead more: https://time.com/5876615/sleep-naturally-tips/
Read moreWhy We Buy In to the Big Business of Sleep
06-08-2020
Industries from travel to tech are catering to the restlessRead more: https://time.com/5876810/sleep-products-and-treatments/
Read moreScientists Are Learning to Read—and Change—Your Nightmares
06-08-2020
Dark images from the screening room of your brainRead more: https://time.com/5874444/science-of-nightmares/
Read moreThe new rules for grandparents
05-08-2020
While we may be missing these special moments of bonding, there are still ways we can connect, safely. (For Spectrum Health Beat) Perhaps one of the most unsettling aspects of the pandemic is how quickly it flipped the switch on people over 60. Practically overnight, millions of healthy, hands-on grandparents found themselves named the most vulnerable segment of the population. Families responded fast. And it’s been touching to watch how quickly rituals developed, including video calls, window visits...
Read more3 Ways Creativity Can Help Mental Health From the Musician Jewel
05-08-2020
Singer-songwriter Jewel and psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre talk about creative ways to help the mental health of young peopleRead more: https://time.com/5875144/jewel-mental-health-creativity/
Read more‘A dream come true’
04-08-2020
You can’t go wrong when you mix kids and pizza. That’s exactly what the Child Life team at Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and Nutrition Services at Spectrum Health did when they gave kiddos the opportunity to make their dream pizzas. Three lucky patients worked one-on-one with local chefs to put their culinary imaginations to the test. The Balk Café, which routinely plates some of the hospital’s best pizza, supplied the aspiring chefs with a variety of...
Read moreAFM a Biennial Polio-Like Viral Illness Is Expected to Hit the US in 2020
04-08-2020
Parents urged to remain vigilantRead more: https://time.com/5875566/afm-accute-flaccid-myelitis-2020/
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