Michigan confirms salmonella cases in Kent, Oakland, Wayne, Marquette and Kalamazoo counties. Cantaloupes have been linked to hundreds of cases in the United States and Canada since Oct. 16.
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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Lawsuit could mean more pay for some Michigan caregivers, relief for families
A federal court case accused the state of Michigan of unfairly reducing funds in 2015 for those who care for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It might soon be settled.
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A new kind of worker in Michigan nursing homes could address staff shortage
New ‘medication aides’ could free up the state’s too-few nurses to do more resident care. The new position also would give nurse aides another career step ahead and, according to one nursing home leader, up to $6 more per hour.
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Michigan moves to protect health workers from assault, leaves a giant loophole
Hospital work can be dangerous, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon sign laws meting out harsher punishments to those who assault health workers. Exempt from the penalties: patients who commit many of the assaults.
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Michigan effort puts new doctors in front of poor, underserved patients
Michigan needs primary care doctors in hundreds of underserved communities — rural and urban. Can a new Oakland County program help?
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Michigan preschool vaccine rate is below U.S. average
Childhood vaccination rates in Michigan are at their lowest since 2011 and remain slightly lower than national rates.
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In Michigan, naloxone has reversed over 6,600 overdoses since 2020
Michigan spent $7 million this year from its slice of opioid settlement funds for naloxone, or Narcan, to reverse overdoses.
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COVID-19 mini-wave back in Michigan, just in time for Thanksgiving
Hospitalizations are up 50 percent in the last month and case counts are rising, especially in metro Detroit and Kent County. Even so, that’s a fraction of the cases, hospitalizations and deaths during worst of pandemic.
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For the holidays: Another batch of COVID tests for Michiganders
Michigan households can order another four free COVID tests, while the state continues to offer free at-home tests and testing sites, too.
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Michigan has just half the child psychiatrists it needs amid health crisis
Child psychiatrists oversee the care and medication of some of the most complex mental health cases. And yet Michigan has only about half the specialists it needs amid a surge in anxiety and depression among young people.