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Dr. Jihad Mustapha is an interventional cardiologist at Advanced Cardiac and Vascular Centers in Grand Rapids and Lansing. According to his website: Mustapha developed the notion early in his practice that a device to unblock arteries leading to the heart might be used to perform the same thing for legs. Dr. Jihad Mustapha performed...

A patient advocate can be a great help when you don’t understand your medical condition or what doctors are telling you. They also can help you address insurance coverage questions and a variety of other concerns. What is a Patient Advocate? A patient advocate is an individual who helps steer a patient through the...

Emergency rooms (ERs) are almost always chaotic, and many are understaffed, which creates chances for mistakes by medical professionals. These types of errors can result in serious complications or death for patients. Let’s look at how the priority of treating patients is determined and the types of medical errors that can be committed when...

Patients who suffer injury because of a medical providers’ carelessness or negligence may incur a range of undue expenses. These may include the expense of additional treatment required because of their injuries; the cost of their future related-health care needs; and lost wages. By pursuing a medical malpractice action, an injured patient may be...

Beginning June 30th, motorists in Michigan will be prohibited from holding—and in most instances—using a mobile device while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers who violate the new law will face fines and mandatory community service hours. Drivers can be fined if they’re stopped by law enforcement for holding their phones up during a call,...