Michigan Tech is launching a nursing program this fall, filling a void caused by Finlandia University’s recent decision to close. And Lake Superior State is expanding its program to train nurses to work in rural areas.
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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A new Michigan legislative committee on mental health gives parents hope
Michigan’s thread-bare mental health system fails children in crisis. Can a new committee filled with lawmakers who have experience in healthcare or first-hand knowledge of mental health challenges bring focus?
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Kalamazoo YWCA seeks tax dollars to support gender affirming, abortion care
YWCA leaders say it would expand access to reproductive health care for marginalized county residents. But two Republican county commissioners and other critics say it shouldn’t be done with tax money.
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U.S. Supreme ensures broad access to abortion pill in Michigan for now
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Friday evening preserving, at least for now, broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Cash for Flint mothers. Mott to offer up to $7500 to help baby’s first year
Pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who exposed the Flint water crisis and its impact on the city’s children, will oversee the program funded by the Flint-based Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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U.S. Supreme Court delays decision on abortion pill for two more days.
In overturning the 1973 Roe decision last year, the nation’s highest court pushed abortion questions back to state politics, but now it likely will decide the fate of the abortion pill mifepristone. Michigan providers have vowed to continue access.
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FDA authorizes another COVID booster for older people. What you need to know
The updated booster is for those over 65 or with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals under the age of 50 currently are not recommended to get multiple booster shots.
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Hit by rare fungus, U.P. paper mill to close for deep cleaning
In its announcement Friday, Billerud officials said its ‘top priority’ is its workers and contractors.
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U-M deal with Lansing’s Sparrow leaves MSU doctors unsettled about future
Sparrow has been a training ground for MSU medical and nursing students for more than a century. But with U-M Health taking over Sparrow this month, some MSU leaders worry that Spartans will be squeezed out.
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Abortion pill chaos after flurry of rulings. Michigan providers say they won’t stop
The Biden administration is filing an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a Wednesday federal court ruling restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone.