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Detroit offers free health screenings, classes for Public Health Week

WEBFor more information, call the Detroit Health Department at 313-876-4000. Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press. Contact: …

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H5N1 avian flu spreads from birds to cows, US milk, humans

WEBAvian influenza has raged through Michigan's bird population for two years, forcing commercial farmers and people with backyard coops to kill nearly 6.8 million …

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Michigan’s health care disparities stark for Black residents

WEBMichigan has more severe racial disparities in its health care system than other Great Lakes states, with Black residents experiencing the poorest outcomes, a …

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Michigan hospitals at ‘dawn of the mega merger’

WEBEarlier this year, the University of Michigan Health finalized its agreement with Lansing-based Sparrow Health, forming a $7.8 billion hospital network with 46,000 …

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Strikes set by doctors in Detroit, nurses in Sault Ste. Marie

WEBDocs plan one-day strike, are assured patients will be OK. The Greater Detroit Association of Physicians at the east-side Detroit hospital plan to strike from 2 …

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MDHHS launches new online benefits tracker. Here's what to know.

WEBThe tool tracks five benefits programs: health care coverage, the food assistance program, cash assistance, child development and care and state emergency …

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Healing amid an eating disorder: Michiganders share their stories

WEBThose who sought help said the health care system routinely overlooked their struggles and used an industry standard of health, the Body Mass Index (a …

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Measles in Michigan: Hundreds potentially exposed in Wayne, …

WEBDetroit Free Press. 0:00. 1:57. Potentially hundreds of people were exposed to measles in Wayne and Washtenaw counties over the last week as two adults who …

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Focus: HOPE offers free health screenings, mammograms

WEBThose interested in getting a mammogram with Ascension Michigan must register by calling 313-494-4600. The service will be available from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. …

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Mental health advocates push for less stigma, more help in Michigan

WEBMore: Ford family on path to help other families: Here's how. Contact Carol Cain: 248-355-7126 or [email protected]. She is senior producer/host of “Michigan …

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Community Benefits proposal touted as biggest ever in Detroit

WEB0:03. 0:35. Henry Ford Health, the Detroit Pistons organization and Michigan State University unveiled a Community Benefits package Tuesday for their planned $3 …

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Michigan Strategic Fund OKs incentive for $3B New Center …

WEB0:35. State development officials gave a final approval Tuesday to the biggest development incentive for the $3 billion Future of Health development in …

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Welltok cyberattack hits 1M Corewell patients, Priority Health …

WEB1:26. More than 1 million Michiganders were affected by a cybersecurity breach at Welltok Inc., a software company contracted to provide communication …

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MyMichigan Health acquiring ascension hospitals Saginaw Tawas …

WEB1:24. Midland-based MyMichigan Health announced this week it plans to acquire three Ascension Michigan hospitals in Saginaw, Tawas and Standish, along with …

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Corewell Health asks to rename Grand Rapids street Corewell Drive

WEBWhen it’s finished, the complex, to be called Corewell Health Place, is to include 300,000 square feet of office space, two parking decks, a fitness center, a …

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2,300 workers at University of Michigan Health unionize

WEB0:26. More than 2,300 University of Michigan Health employees have joined the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Michigan, part of a growing labor …

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High costs of cancer: Survivors struggle with job demands, finances

WEBA bigger challenge can surface when people can no longer work full-time and are no longer eligible for their employer's health insurance. The study said health …

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Oklahoma seems to downplay women's health issues

WEBFast-food businesses hiking pricesbecause of higher minimum wage sound like Gordon Gekko. Oklahoma seems to downplay women's health issues. One major factor …

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Michigan mom, son awarded $120M in malpractice lawsuit over C …

WEB1:24. A Wayne County jury awarded a mother and her 13-year-old son $120 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Henry Ford Health System. The family's …

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Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach faces lawsuit for destroyed …

WEBMore couples could be added to suit, attorney says. Right now, nine couples are being represented in the suit, but Marcereau said the total number will "likely be over 20."

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New Mexico spa's 'vampire facials' linked to HIV cases of 3 …

WEBThree women likely contracted HIV from 'vampire facials' at closed New Mexico Spa: CDC The VIP Beauty Salon and Spa was shut down in 2018, but health officials …

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These notable Michiganders died in 2021

WEBSalvatore (Sam) Cipriano, the CEO of Better Made Snack Foods for a decade, died Jan. 16 of heart failure. He was 80. Cipriano, whose father co-founded the …

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Hunters didn't get 'zombie deer disease' from venison, CDC says

WEBCDC: Deer meat didn't cause hunters' deaths; concerns about chronic wasting disease remain While some past studies have suggested chronic wasting disease …

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Flint water crisis shows need to fix Michigan emergency manager law

WEBA 2016 report commissioned by then-Gov. Rick Snyder recommended some fixes for the state's emergency manager law. Nothing happened.

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Protests in Michigan on Israel-Hamas war during Passover and …

WEBWith the national spotlight on Detroit as its hosted the NFL draft, several peaceful protests were held around the region during the Passover holiday last week in …

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