Category Archives: Health & Medicine
Pontiac Health Clinic Provides Surgeries to Those Without Insurance
Photo: Courtesy of Gary Burnstein Community Health ClinicPODCAST:Sept. 29, 2024 ~ The Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic in Pontiac has been changing and saving lives at no cost to its patients. M...
Sep 27, 2024
Detroit Police Chief Applies for Health CEO Position
Photo: Rodney Coleman-Robinson ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Sept. 12, 2024 ~ Detroit Police Chief James White has applied for the position of CEO for the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network. Guy Gor...
Sep 12, 2024
McLaren Cyberattack Puts Patients’ Information at Risk
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Aug. 12, 2024 ~ McLaren Health Care was hit by a cyberattack last week, putting patient’s health records at risk. So how should people protect themsel...
Aug 12, 2024
McLaren Health Care Facing Cyber Attacks
Photo: Nick King ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Aug. 7, 2024 ~ On Tuesday, McLaren Health Care officials said a cyber attack was causing disruptions for online patient services, affecting all 13 of its ho...
Aug 07, 2024
Off Label Applications of Ozempic and Wegovy Expanding
Josh Morgan / USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, July 24, 2024 ~ Popular prescription drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, both of which contain the active ingredient semaglutide, have seen a significant expansion in the...
Jul 24, 2024
Michigan Medicine Reports Over 56,000 People’s Personal Information Leaked After Cyberattack
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKANN ARBOR, July 23, 2024 ~ Michigan Medicine said the personal information of thousands of people was compromised in a cyberattack between May 23-29.Ther...
Jul 23, 2024
Whitmer Signs Bill to Make Health Insurance Companies Cover Mental Health, Substance Abuse Care the Same as Physical Healthcare
Photo: Don Reid ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLANSING, May 23, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Tuesday that aims to close the gap between mental, substance abuse disorder, and physical healthcare cove...
May 23, 2024
Reproductive Rights Group Sues State of Michigan to Reverse 24-Hour Wait Periods for Abortions
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, May 22, 2024 ~ Healthcare organizations made appearances in a Michigan court Tuesday as part of a lawsuit against the state, arguing it has not pr...
May 22, 2024
Parent Group Advocates for Education on Fentanyl Risks to Youth
PODCAST:May 8, 2024 ~ Greg Swan and James McCarthy both lost their son to fentanyl poisoning and began the organization Fentanyl Fathers to help raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and counterf...
May 08, 2024
Demolition Begins Henry Ford Health Expansion Project in Detroit
Photo: Henry Ford HealthDETROIT, May 7, 2024 ~ The $2.2 billion Henry Ford Hospital expansion in the New Center area is underway.The former Health Alliance Plan building is being demolished and the ho...
May 07, 2024
SPOTLIGHT PODCAST
Dec. 12, 2025 ~ David Sowerby, the managing director and portfolio manager at Ancora Bloomfield Hills, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss how President Donald Trump and a divided board are to pick a new Fed chair.
Dec. 12, 2025 ~ U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI-13) joins Kevin Dietz to discuss the articles of impeachment against RFK and Pete Hegseth.
Dec. 12, 2025 ~ Dr. Tim Nash, senior vice president emeritus and director of the Northwood University Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, joins Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds to discuss the monthly trade deficit falling to its lowest in five years following the imposition of sweeping global tariffs.
