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Michigan Health Watch
In-depth reporting on the intersection between public policy and important health topics ‒ such as insurance coverage, hospital admissions, opioid abuse, access to care, medical research and the business of health care ‒ that impact nearly every Michigan resident.
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Michigan needs doctors more than ever. More medical schools haven’t helped
Universities have aggressively expanded medical schools with the hope that could curb a looming doctor shortage. Instead, the shortage worsened as newly licensed doctors left Michigan.
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Primary-care doctor shortages cut deep in Michigan's underserved areas
More than 1 in 4 Michiganders live in an area with a shortage of health providers. Primary care is among the worst hit.
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Michigan Democrats may dissolve panel critical of Whitmer opioid efforts
An internal email lays out plans to dissolve a legislative commission that has pushed for transparency and accountability in how the state spends $1.6 billion in opioid settlement funds.
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$1M grant gives Michigan foster kids rides to school as they switch homes
Foster youth face countless disruptions and fractured relationships, as they move from home to home. A new state grant helps them maintain connections and classroom continuity.
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Henry Ford Health expands footprint, adds eight Ascension hospital campuses
In a dramatic expansion, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health adds eight Ascension hospital properties to its network to become a $12 billion health-care giant in an increasingly consolidated landscape. The venture includes all of Ascension’s southeast Michigan and Genesys health-care facilities.
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Fall allergies are becoming more severe for some in Michigan
Season allergies to pollen from trees, grasses and weeds are common during the spring but more people are experiencing seasonal allergies in the fall.
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Free COVID tests return in time for Michigan’s respiratory disease season
The nation’s health department has distributed 900 million free at-home COVID tests since winter 2021. It restarted the program Thursday.
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In Michigan, alarms grow over construction worker suicides; more help on way
Mental health problems in a male-dominated industry – construction – are often overlooked, and its workers have disproportionately high suicide rates, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Michigan repurposes COVID testing sites to reduce health disparities
The state is spending $17 million to expand 22 sites into wellness centers to provide preventive care in an effort to curb racial disparities in health outcomes.