Category Archives: Health & Medicine
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
Patient Speaks on Effectiveness of Henry Ford Health’s Trauma Recovery Center
PODCAST:May 6, 2024 ~ The Trauma Recovery Center at Henry Ford Health is a first-of-its-kind in Michigan, with the goal of maximizing the psychological recovery of traumatically injured patients. One ...
May 06, 2024
New Detroit Clinic Focuses on Infant Mental Health
Photo: Greg Wohlford ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:May 1, 2024 ~ The new Social Work Early Childhood Support Clinic offers specialized training in infant mental health, and is a revolutionary program in ...
May 01, 2024
Michigan Anti-Tobacco Group Upset Over Biden Admin’s Reversal on Menthol Cigarette Ban
Photo: Albert Cesare ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, May 1, 2024 ~ An anti-tobacco advocacy group is concerned after the Biden administration announced last week it was indefinitely delaying a ban on men...
May 01, 2024
Ascension St. John Emergency Physicians in Detroit Go On Strike
Photo: Daisy Creager ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, April 18, 2024 ~ Physicians at Ascension St. John Emergency Department in Detroit started a 24-hour strike Thursday afternoon after negotiations with t...
Apr 18, 2024
U-M Buys Old Kmart Headquarters in Troy For New Facility
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKTROY, MI, March 29, 2024 ~ The University of Michigan‘s health care system is expanding into Oakland County with plans to open a new facility in a ...
Mar 29, 2024
Whitmer Concerned About Potential Supreme Court Restrictions on Mifepristone
Photo: Don Reid ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, March 26, 2024 ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expressing concerns about a U.S. Supreme Court hearing and what it could mean for abortion rights in the state of...
Mar 26, 2024
Michigan Families Fight for Rare Disease Recognition in Michigan Legislature
Photo: Courtesy of The Bonnell FoundationPODCAST:March 24, 2024 ~ There are 1 million Michigan residents who have a rare disease that affects less than 200,000 thousand people, with one of these disea...
Mar 21, 2024
ER Workers at Ascension St. John Considering Strike After Months of Negotiations
Photos: Stephanie Amador ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, March 7, 2024 ~ Unionized emergency workers at Detroit‘s Ascension St. John Hospital are considering organizing after months of negotiations ...
Mar 07, 2024
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May 22, 2026 ~ Jamie Butters, expert auto journalist, previews his new show ‘Autotown‘, starting this Saturday at 7 a.m.
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