Two Michigan research nonprofits have compiled an updated health measurement for the state, and it’s grim. Michigan has fallen to 39th of 50 states in overall health, but policy changes can make a difference.
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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Michigan’s new anti-poverty effort: $7,500 for Flint moms, no strings attached
The state is experimenting with guaranteed income, investing $16.5M in a program launched by a foundation. Studies say such programs can lift people out of poverty, but others question state expense.
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Bridge Lunch Break on Aug. 30 focuses on worker shortages in health care
The latest Lunch Break will feature top experts talking about ways to open career pathways to address an ongoing talent crisis in health care.
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Cancer drug shortage may be waning in Michigan. Is it too late for some?
A Lansing woman with a history of breast cancer said she had to forego one of her cancer drugs in May. Two months later, she is trying to look ahead after learning of tumors returning to her body.
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Infected mosquitoes found in Washtenaw County. Officials will monitor
A sample of mosquitoes has been infected with James Canyon and West Nile viruses, common mosquito-borne diseases in the Midwest.
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Help wanted: Report ranks Michigan health care jobs with the most need
A new Michigan Healthcare Workforce Index examined pay, expected growth, turnover, and necessary training to rank 36 health care job roles from the ‘healthiest’ — nurse practitioner — to the ‘unhealthiest’ — dental assistant.
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After battle, retreat for young people mulling suicide OK’d near Ann Arbor
After months of opposition from some neighbors, the parents of a young man who died by suicide won approval for a residential center on 75 wooded acres for struggling young adults. They say nature, and peer support, will help in the healing.
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New psychiatric unit in northern Michigan to address severe care gap
The 18-bed psychiatric unit in Cheboygan is scheduled to serve 22 northern Michigan counties this summer, where there is an acute shortage of mental health professionals.
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control, made by Grand Rapids firm
Women will no longer need a prescription from a doctor to receive birth control. The FDA approved, Opill an oral contraceptive for over-the-counter use.
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Michigan abortions for out-of-state patients jumped 66 percent last year
Doctors performed nearly 1,100 more abortions on patients from outside Michigan, as other states restricted the procedure. Even so, there was a drop in Michigan’s overall abortion rate, raising questions about whether all patients are being counted.
