Category Archives: Health & Medicine
Three Metro Detroit Health Insurers Dropping Individual Plans Amid Soaring Premiums
DETROIT ~ Late last week, Health Alliance Plan, Molina Healthcare, and Meridian Health Plan announced that they would drop individual coverage for 200,000 Michiganders as insurance premium prices rise...
Nov 03, 2025 Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
U-M Spin-Out Company that Treats Tumors with Ultrasound Gets Backing From Bezos-Backed Group
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKANN ARBOR, Aug. 11, 2025 ~ A spinout company of the University of Michigan that focuses on helping people with tumors had a majority of its shares recently purch...
Aug 11, 2025
What Health Concerns to Watch For in Michigan During Wildfire Air Quality Alerts
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Aug. 6, 2025 ~ With the state experiencing weeks of diminished air quality due to wildfire smoke, the question arises about what it means for the healt...
Aug 06, 2025
Local Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in Troy
Photo: Courtesy of Michigan MedicineTROY, MI, June 21, 2025 ~ Local philanthroper Kenneth Eisenberg recently donated $40 million to the University of Michigan for Michigan Medicine‘s new mental ...
Jun 21, 2025
Michigan Woman First to Recieve New Cancer Treatment
Photo: Mitchell Boatman ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 15, 2025 ~ The introduction of a new step and shoot proton radiation treatment available at Corwell Health Beaumont University Hospital is making...
May 15, 2025
President Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Lower Drug Prices
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKWASHINGTON D.C., May 13, 2025 ~ President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he says will lower drug prices by basing their cost on prices in other countr...
May 13, 2025 Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
Detroit Non-Profit Helps Underserved Communities Get Eye Care
Photo: Leonard Hayhurst ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 20, 2025 ~ Eye Care For Detroit, Inc. is a non-profit corporation committed to improving the eye care outcomes of the homebound and underserved...
Apr 19, 2025
Eli Lilly Seeks FDA Approval for Revolutionary Weight Loss Pill
April 18, 2025, Indianapolis, IN - Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has announced its intention to seek FDA approval for a groundbreaking weight loss pill that promises to deliver results comparable to ...
Apr 18, 2025
DOGE Website Signals $394 Million in Cuts to Michigan Health Department
Photo: Eric Hartline ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:April 3, 2025 ~ The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website indicates that it will cut about $394 million in federal health grants to the Mic...
Apr 03, 2025
Health Officials Urge Vaccinations Following Michigan’s First Reported Measles Case this Year
Photo: Jay Janner ~ USA TODAY NETWORKOAKLAND COUNTY, MI, March 25, 2025 ~ With Michigan recently reporting its first measles case this year, state health officials are sharing tips and encouraging vac...
Mar 25, 2025
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April 3, 2026 ~ Dave Beachnau, CEO of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four, joins Kevin Dietz live from Indy to talk about Detroit’s preparations, the economic and cultural impact of hosting the Final Four, and what fans can expect when the event comes to downtown Detroit.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds talk with Tony Paul, a Detroit News reporter, about the Detroit Tigers’ upcoming season. They also discuss Tony’s top baseball movie character.
April 3, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Jamie Edmonds speak with Walker Hosley, a regional manager at Groundworks, about how winter weather affects home foundations and what to look for.
