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Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Last moments, small joys: Saving lives in Michigan coronavirus surge
Risking their health, these nurses, physicians and therapists face long hours, excruciating pressure and moments of heartbreaking intimacy with patients and families. They share some lessons learned.
Posted inChildren & Families
Stay home, don’t stay safe. Domestic violence calls up amid Michigan lockdown
Michigan’s coronavirus lockdown has abuse victims facing a hellish choice: Endure or flee to uncertainty of global pandemic. Many may be sticking it out, as calls for help have increased, but requests for shelter beds and to police are flat.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan may be past coronavirus peak, but cases grow outstate
The coronavirus is moving across the state at different rates, relaxing its grip on metro Detroit but infections are still rising in parts of the state as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer eyes the reopening of the economy.
Posted inUrban Affairs
In Detroit, a funeral moves outside as coronavirus deaths mount
An open-casket funeral outside is a small step toward closure and rethinking funerals at a time traditional spaces are forbidden, says the pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ in Detroit.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
The promise, and limits, of coronavirus antibody tests to reopen Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other governors are relying on serological testing to help inform when they can safely lift or loosen state stay-at-home orders. Bridge explains what researchers still don’t know.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Legislature won’t extend Whitmer’s stay-home order, Shirkey says
Senate majority leader says, unlike other states, Michigan won’t extend its stay-home order after April 30. But Mike Shirkey says plenty of restrictions are likely even after the order expires.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Amid coronavirus deaths, Michigan hospital chaplains struggle to carry on
Chaplains fight a daily battle against despair as they minister to patients, family and staff.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Seniors dying from coronavirus. Michigan still won’t name nursing homes
At least 17 states now list nursing homes infected by COVID-19. Michigan, where hundreds of nursing home residents have died, is not among them.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan small businesses rocked by coronavirus turn to Congress for help
Programs set up to help businesses decimated by the coronavirus shutdown have run out of money or halted applications. One Michigan business owner thought his application for a portion of $349 billion in federal stimulus was set only to learn the money ran out.