Cases are increasing nationwide, and Michigan has followed suit. But hospitalizations remain low, and doctors say the uptick is still a far cry from the worst days of the pandemic.
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Opinion | Michigan public health gets needed funding. Now comes hard part
Next year’s budget fully funds local public health for the first time in decades. Now it’s time to beef up programming and staffing and work to restore trust and personal connections after a politicized pandemic.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Tight labor market helps Michigan’s ex-prisoners find jobs
The pandemic-induced labor market squeeze has created new opportunities for formerly incarcerated Michiganders. Experts say businesses have become increasingly open to hiring applicants with criminal records.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Thousands on Michigan Medicaid will keep coverage for at least another month
During the COVID pandemic, an unprecedented 3.1 million Michiganders were covered by Medicaid, the safety-net insurance program. The rule has expired, and Michigan is paring back its programs, with the first people losing coverage July 31.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan bottle return rate fell after pandemic ban. Would price hike help?
Michigan’s bottle and can deposit law was once a national model. But the return rate plunged from 89 to 73 percent after the state temporarily banned deposit returns to curb COVID, and hasn’t risen much since.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Long COVID remains a debilitating medical mystery for Michigan sufferers
As of May, COVID-19 is no longer declared as a federal public health emergency. But many Michiganders are still living with long COVID as experts struggle to define and treat the syndrome.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Culture Club discussion of documentary film ‘Bad Axe’
Director David Siev joined Bridge Michigan for a discussion of his 2022 film set in Michigan’s Thumb during the pandemic.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan reports new lows (the good kind) on COVID
Hospitalization, death and even sewage surveillance records suggest COVID has lost a good part of its deadly edge in Michigan, but cautions remain.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan is short on Adderall, penicillin, cancer drugs amid supply woes
Drug shortages have come and gone over the years, but national data confirms what Michigan doctors are feeling: they’re worse now. This includes antibiotics for strep, ear infections and syphilis, ADHD meds and two drugs for cancer.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan expert on history’s pandemics reflects on end of COVID emergency
A doctor, author and national expert on epidemics through the ages, Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan managed to avoid COVID for nearly three years. Then he faced the ‘human petri dish’ of international travel.