Category Archives: Health & Medicine
Michigan Bill Has Some Worried About Possible Hospital Bed Shrinkage
Photo: Michael Clevenge ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Dec. 4, 2024 ~ Nursing staffing ratio bills making their way through the state legislature could lead to a reduction of more than 5,000 hospital beds...
Dec 04, 2024
Corewll Health Nurses Vote to Unionize with Teamsters
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Nov. 18, 2024 ~ Nurses at Corewell Health in Michigan overwhelmingly voted to unionize with the Teamsters union last week on Friday, following st...
Nov 18, 2024
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
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