Children & Families

Rural counties in Michigan and poor cities like Detroit are at the bottom for flu immunization

Michigan has made huge strides testing sexual assault evidence. But even in this era of reckoning, black women are deemed unworthy of rape.

Shawana Hall had a troubled life but persevered. She spoke up against all odds.

Michigan multiple sclerosis patients face a looming crisis in how to pay for medications that can cost upwards of $80,000 a year

After federal funds lapse for a popular program, insurance for more than 100,000 lower-income children is in limbo.

Michigan is spending $119 million in children’s health funds to remove lead hazards from home.

More than 900 juvenile prisoners have filed suit claiming they were harmed, some of them sexually, while being housed with adult inmates. Their case might never make it to a jury.

(With map) City’s former health leader charges that officials considered health concerns a ‘nuisance,’ and focused solely on tearing down blighted homes fast.

For older residents who don’t read the fine print, a reverse mortgage can hold unpleasant surprises.