Oakland County working to help residents with Medicaid redetermination

Time is running out on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency benefits, and it could put many people in jeopardy of losing health care coverage.

• Apr 19, 2023

Many seniors now eligible to get another COVID booster

The latest round of boosters comes amid a swath of changes now greenlighted by FDA and CDC to COVID-19 vaccines.

• Apr 19, 2023

Supreme Court extends order preserving access to mifepristone to Friday

Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary order last week preserving access to the abortion pill mifepristone that was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.

• Apr 19, 2023

Source of deadly fungal outbreak at paper mill undetermined, union head says

At least one person has died and nearly 100 have been sickened in an outbreak of blastomycosis at a northwest Michigan paper mill.

• Apr 18, 2023

At least 1 dead, 96 sickened in fungal outbreak at Michigan paper mill

All cases are among workers, contractors or visitors of a paper and packaging materials plant in the Michigan town of Escanaba, which has now been temporarily shuttered.

• Apr 14, 2023

Supreme Court puts abortion pill ruling on hold for now

Limits on how late into a pregnancy the drug can be taken, who can prescribe it and how it can be dispensed were set to take effect Saturday at 1 a.m.

• Apr 14, 2023

Health care now tops inflation among Americans' concerns

Majority of respondents remain pessimistic about the economy as a whole, according to Primerica survey.

• Apr 17, 2023

More health systems across Michigan moving to optional masking

More and more health systems across Michigan are making masking optional, and that trend will continue to grow in the coming days.

• Apr 13, 2023

Appeals court preserves access to abortion pill for now but tightens rules

The court maintained access to mifepristone for the time being but is only letting it be dispensed after a doctor's office visit, not by mail, and up to seven weeks into a pregnancy, not 10.

• Apr 13, 2023

What is xylazine, the veterinary sedative being found in the U.S. drug supply?

The drug has been found in an increasing number of overdoses and overdose deaths. Federal officials named it a "growing threat" in April.

• Jun 29, 2023

Almost 100 confirmed or probable cases of rare fungal infection linked to Michigan paper mill

Ninety-three confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis have been identified in Michigan's Delta and Menominee counties and are believed to be associated with a paper mill in Escanaba.

• Apr 10, 2023

47 Washtenaw County residents died by suicide in 2021, report says

The Washtenaw County Health Department released its suicide report on Thursday, showing a slight increase in suicides in 2021.

• Apr 7, 2023

Insurers in Michigan continuing no-cost preventative healthcare despite federal judge's ruling

Insurers in Michigan agreed to maintain no-cost preventative healthcare services after a federal judge in Texas ruled to strike down the service under the Affordable Care Act.

• Apr 7, 2023

Repaired sleep apnea devices could still pose health risks, FDA says

Regulators say recalled breathing devices that Philips Respironics moved to repair could still "deliver inaccurate or insufficient therapy"

• Apr 7, 2023

Life-threatening pregnancy, childbirth risks can vary depending on where you live, study finds

The risks of severe complications during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum can vary drastically depending on where the person lives, a new study suggests.

• Apr 6, 2023

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