Michigan Health Watch

Another measles case has been diagnosed in a Macomb County child, with two exposure sites. The cases are part of a nationwide measles resurgence, with the last reported infection in Michigan before this year occurring in 2019.

Professional dancer Tonia Deliz is among many who become family caregivers when their parents get sick. Finding solace in the job, she continued caregiving for others.

The state’s auditor general says Michigan’s Child Protective Services is slow to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect, but the head of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has fired back, saying the probe is “deceitful and dishonest.”

A Democratic-sponsored bill would wrest control of Michigan’s health insurance marketplace from the federal government and put it in the hands of the state. Republican lawmakers are concerned about how much the change would cost.

In Michigan, nearly 1 in 5 children have obesity. Some doctors say weight loss drugs can help patients get ahead of the problem before the extra weight triggers lifelong — and expensive — conditions.

As many people head out to state parks and beaches for Fourth of July weekend, officials in Kent and St. Clair counties are reminding residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites. Both counties have detected West Nile virus in insect samples.