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Henry Ford West Bloomfield Begins Enrollment For Breast Cancer Study
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital announced that it has joined a naitonal clinical research study of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based U-Systems to evaluate whether digital mammography, when combined with the...
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New Air Ambulance Service Takes Off
Something new is taking off at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital. The hospital is launching its air ambulance service to transport critically ill and trauma patients in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario. Head...
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Henry Ford Hospital CEO Launches Blog
Ever wonder what it’s like to run a hospital? How about a non-profit hospital in Detroit, one of the country’s economically hardest-hit cities? How do you survive, let alone grow business and revenue,...
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Event Notices From November 11
NEF To Meet On ‘Entrepreneurs and the Pricing Puzzle’: Are you a new entrepreneur wondering the best way for your company to set product pricing? The Ann Arbor New Enterprise Forum November program...
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Shoveling Snow Turns Deadly
Shoveling snow has turned deadly for four men in metro Detroit. A 76-year-old and a 62-year-old man using a snow blower and a shovel to clear snow passed out and were taken to Huron Valley Hospital,...
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IT’S A BOY!!!
It’s a boy! Metro Detroit’s first baby born in 20-11 is a boy at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Little Shawn Anthony West Junior was born at 1:47 AM New Year’s Day The baby’s mom, Ebony West, told...
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Test For Early Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer May Be Near
We may soon have a way to detect the early stages of pancreatic cancer. A clinical research study to develop a rapid and inexpensive blood screening test for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer...
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Sleep Deprivation Linked To Electronic Devices
DETROIT (WWJ) – A new National Sleep Foundation study says Americans aren’t getting enough sleep because they’re not shutting off their phones, laptops and video games early enough. Sleep expert Meeta...
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Detroit Woman Gives Birth On I-94
DETROIT (WWJ) – An expectant mother and her friend had to race the stork to a delivery room in Detroit. WWJ Photo/Marie Osborne It’s the second baby for Wayne State University graduate student Rima...
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‘Michigan Matters’ The Governor’s Game Plan For Communities
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Business Executive Denise Ilitch, and Bankole Thompson of the Michigan Chronicle join Carol Cain on the Michigan Matters Roundtable for a lively discussion...
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Henry Ford Pioneers Robotically Controlled Ultrasound Probe
Henry Ford Hospital was the first hospital world-wide to use a new, robotically controlled ultrasound probe to remove a cancerous tumor from a kidney. “We performed our first partial nephrectomy with...
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Study: Q-tips Can Cause Hearing Loss
DETROIT (WWJ) – A new warning has been issued regarding Q-tips and cotton swabs. A new Henry Ford Hospital study shows that Q-tip use can result in a ruptured eardrum, and hearing loss. Study...
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Green Building Seminar Coming To Henry Ford West Bloomfield
The Detroit Regional Chapter of the US Green Building Council is launching a series of educational presentations throughout South Eastern Michigan as part of its new “Green Seeds” program. The first...
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New Treatment For Those With Hepatitis C
DETROIT (WWJ) – Big news for those who suffer from Hepatitis C. The Food and Drug Administration has approved another new treatment for the chronic liver disorder, it’s the second drug approval in the...
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Obama Admin. Launches Partnership For Patients Program
DETROIT (WWJ) – The U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services was in town Friday for a roundtable discussion on a national patient safety program. WWJ’s Pat Sweeting reports Kathleen Sebelius join...
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Teen Killed During House Party
WEST BLOOMFIELD (WWJ) – West Bloomfield Police are investigating a stabbing that took the life of a teenager. The victim is just 17 years old, and at a time when he and his family should be planning...
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Study Shows No Link To Early Exposure To Animals & Allergies
DETROIT (WWJ) – A new study shows that exposing a child to dogs and cats at an early age does not raise the risk of that child having allergies. Ganesa Wegienka - an epidemiologist at Henry Ford...
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Detroit Doc’s Astronaut Training Could Help Physicians On Earth
A surgeon at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is working with a NASA-funded medical consortium on using ultrasound to diagnose medical problems on deep space missions when astronauts may be months or...
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Detroit Hospitals Get Top Ranking In 2011-12 Report
DETROIT (WWJ) – The U.S. News Media & World Report’s ’2011-12 Best Hospitals’ rankings have been released and give high honors to several metro-Detroit hospitals. The Detroit Medical Center is...
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Innovation Institute Debuts at Henry Ford Hospital
DETROIT — A $12-million Detroit project aimed at shaping the future of medicine – the Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital – officially opened its doors Wednesday. “Our vision is to grow a...
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