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.
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Rare fungus sickens dozens at UP paper mill. Unclear how they were exposed
More than six weeks after the first cases of a rare fungal infection were identified, officials say they are still trying to figure out where the spores came from. This comes as the company is considering a $1.2 billion expansion.
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Whitmer: Abortion pill remains ‘legal in Michigan,’ despite judge’s ruling
A conservative federal judge suspended approval of the abortion medication mifepristone. An appeal and legal fight loom.
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Thousands of Michiganders could lose Medicaid coverage if they miss the mail
Michigan’s health department is reaching out to Medicaid beneficiaries with a warning: You’ll get cut from coverage if you don’t re-enroll. But the outreach won’t be easy; mailing addresses have changed.
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Two in five Michigan nurses plan to leave their jobs, survey finds.
A University of Michigan researcher and long-time nurse said he’s never seen frustration so high. Covid exacerbated things, he says.