In lockdown against coronavirus, families face Father’s Day still separated from loved ones in Michigan’s long-term care facilities.
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Beaumont Health eyes merger with out-of-state hospital system Advocate Aurora
Beaumont said it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with Advocate Aurora Health, a 28-hospital system in Illinois and Wisconsin.
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For now, Michigan is a success story in flattening the pandemic curve
Counted as cases, deaths or positive test results, COVID-19 sinks to lowest sustained levels in three months in Michigan.
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Extraordinary surgery in Michigan gives mom, daughters new faces
A rare disorder, Crouzen syndrome, dramatically disfigures the skull and face. More than cosmetic repair, the series of procedures reshapes the skull, relieving pressure on the brain and repairing hearing and vision loss and other problems.
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More than 1,900 coronavirus deaths in Michigan nursing homes
Michigan health officials finally announced the death toll for nursing homes and the results were sobering. Dozens of nursing homes had 20 deaths or more.
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Feds halt emergency use of coronavirus drug backed by Trump
Early hopes that hydroxychloroquine could help treat COVID-19 patients have been dashed by research that questions the drug’s efficacy and safety. It does not appear the FDA’s ruling will impact a Michigan clinical trial.
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From couch potato to bike trails: a coronavirus silver lining in Michigan
Stir-crazy from quarantine, Michiganders are snapping up bicycles as fast as stores can stock them. Hunting and fishing license purchases are also up dramatically as residents find comfort and urgency in exploring more of the outdoors.
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Coronavirus lays bare health disparities amid Michigan protests
Some protesters in Michigan say they are focused on police brutality. Others see George Floyd’s death as “a crisis within crisis within a crisis,” with structural racism the common thread.
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Sinai-Grace nurses file lawsuit, allege patients died because hospital was short-staffed
Sinai-Grace nurses: Dozens died because a Detroit hospital was short-staffed.
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Michigan gives no coronavirus data on thousands of seniors and disabled
State health officials say they will finally reveal COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. But this leaves out tens of thousands of vulnerable residents at homes for the aged, adult foster care and unlicensed assisted-living facilities.