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TL/DR - Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan offers a life-prolonging procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The procedure, performed by Doctor William Merhi, involves compressing an aortic valve down to the size of a finger and snaking it up an artery into the heart. The innovative procedure offers an alternative to…

TL/DR - A 9-year-old boy in Grand Rapids, Michigan is recovering after he was reportedly bitten in the face by a dog at a local school playground. The dog, which was unleashed and roaming free, chased and attacked the boy, who now faces a long recovery which includes a series of rabies shots as the dog's health status is unknown. The mother of…

TL/DR - Christopher Pearl, known as Coach Chris, organized the first-ever Coach Chris Christmas Camp at Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Michigan, where leading high school basketball players from West Michigan taught basketball and life skills to boy and girl attendees in fourth-to-eighth grade. The camp had a strong focus on teaching…