Certain asthma patients in northern Michigan suffering from the condition may be eligible for a new procedure that has been shown to reduce asthma attacks by one-third. The Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty System recently was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients 18 years old and older who suffer from severe persistent asthma that cannot be controlled by inhaled corticosteroids and other standard-of-care treatments.

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine recently honored Traverse City Campus Community Assistant Dean Daniel Webster, MD, FAAFP, with its “Outstanding Community Faculty Award.”

Munson Healthcare Laboratory Services has opened a new lab in Elk Rapids in the office of Steven M. Pray, DO, Elk Rapids Primary Care.

Grand Traverse Foot & Ankle Center, the office of podiatrist Ronald Olm, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S., will move to 4246 N. Three Mile Road in Traverse City, effective Monday, June 3.

Munson Diabetes Program Medical Director Steven Lamie, MD, and dietitian Patti Hennrick, RD, will present an informative discussion on how people can take steps to lose weight and control diabetes from 6:30 - 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 14, in Conference Room 1 at Munson Medical Center.