A person in an Ascension system ‘accidentally downloaded a malicious file that they thought was legitimate,’ the hospital system reported in its latest update.
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How many abortions in Michigan? The state can’t say under new law
Michigan’s 45-plus year history of annually publishing abortion statistics is ending under a law passed last year.
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Antidepressant use spikes among girls, young women after pandemic
Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, antidepressant dispensing has increased by 64% among adolescents, thanks to an increase in anxiety and depression diagnoses.
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Michigan aims to remedy ‘egregious injustice,' as tribes shut out of opioid funds
While Michigan’s tribes have suffered injury from the opioid epidemic, they haven’t benefited from a landmark lawsuit settlement. Some states give tribes millions; Michigan working on a fix.
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Ascension Michigan pharmacies can fill drug scripts now, data crisis lingers
The behemoth Catholic hospital chain has been forced to pivot from computers to paperwork at times after a cyberattack breached its systems May 8. Warned of longer wait times, patients are expected to keep their appointments unless otherwise directed.
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One of Michigan’s top doctors hid a secret from everyone. His drug addiction
As concerns increase about doctors using drugs, the chair of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians is sharing his story of abuse, offering hope to fellow doctors.
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Nation’s third human bird flu case detected in Michigan
The national outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed nearly 100 million chickens and infected 67 cattle herds across the nation.
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A push to legalize drug test strips, protect 'harm reduction' tactics in MI
Michigan has made ‘harm reduction’ a focus in spending its opioid settlement funds. Two possible law changes could move that effort forward, better protecting needle-access programs and decriminalizing drug test strips.
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Michigan taps opioid funds for tiny drug victims — babies in withdrawal
For decades, newborns whose moms who took illicit or prescribed drugs have been whisked away to hospital nurseries or neonatal intensive care units for clinical care. But ‘rooming in’ together and skin-to-skin contact could be better for Mom, Baby and taxpayers.
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Michigan farmworker is 2nd known human case of bird flu in nation this year
A Michigan dairy worker, like the Texas dairy worker earlier this year, reported just one symptom: an eye infection.