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UP Health System – Portage and Michigan Tech are teaming up to compare various methods of charging pain-treatment implants for patients with chronic back and lower limb pain. The results of this study will be used to create a new charging system for patients who have pain-mediating implants.  The primary …

Keweenaw residents say goodbye to long time friend and fellow community member Pat Campioni, who died Monday at his winter home in Florida. A third generation grocer, Campioni was the name sake of Pats foods, a chain of nine Upper Peninsula stores still owned and operated by the family today. …

From among the worst to one of the best–that was the theme of Governor Rick Snyder’s final state of the state address Tuesday night. The Republican governor touted that under his leadership, Michigan has surged from a state in the bottom 10 of the country to among the top 10, …

Just what the doctor ordered! “Movement is medicine” for older adults and “exercise is the miracle drug,” says study after study about healthy aging. “You’re never too old and it’s never too late.” Beginning Monday, January 29 seniors are invited to join Gentle Exercise classes for twelve weeks at 4 …

UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. – There is such a thing as a broken heart. Brought on by extreme stress or anxiety from a traumatic event, like the loss of a loved one, the symptoms can be similar to a heart attack. And, according to health experts, women are more likely than men …

With this year’s flu season gaining attention on a national level, area parents are being reminded of the importance of immunization. The dominant strain of the current virus is known as H3N2 and is also believed to be behind two other severe flu seasons of recent years. “We are very …

Michigan Tech will host one of three meetings in the area of the Upper Peninsula Human Trafficking Task Force along with the Michigan State Police, during Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The public invited to an open session from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Memorial Union Ballroom B, on …

HANCOCK — There’s still a place for you in the music workshops that Heikinpäivä is providing this year, so don’t miss a beat, and reserve your seat! Festival programming continues Tuesday with a lecture and recital about the ancient Finnish instrument jouhikko, which was nearly lost to history but is …

Two wolves remain on Isle Royale. The count was confirmed on the second flight of the year on January 20th by those conducting the Wolves and Moose on Isle Royale study project, based out of Michigan Tech. There had been previous reports that the population was down to a single …

Students in grades K-12 are invited to the Portage Lake District Library to collaborate with Clay Artist Elaine Eikenberry on Saturday, January 27, from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Students will create clay art pieces that reflect the theme of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The …