Over the past year, healthcare is one of many industries eyeballing federal relief dollars. Michigan hospital leaders say funds will bolster staff and protect health care and local economies.
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Pfizer announces 300 new jobs amid a $750 million expansion near Kalamazoo
The pharmaceutical giant is enlarging its Portage facilities as part of a larger push to increase manufacturing as it rolls out new products to counterbalance declining sales of COVID-19-related products
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan’s pandemic baby bump over: 2022 births sliding again
Preliminary data through June appears to show that any increase in Michigan births following COVID stay-at-home orders was just a blip. In a state aging faster than most, lagging birth rates present another challenge to its economic future.
Posted inTalent & Education
State wants $10,620 to make public how Michigan schools spend COVID cash
Michigan education officials received the public records request in May seeking data on how local districts plan to spend $6.2 billion in federal relief funds. The state says it would take 300 — no, 807 — hours to vet the records before releasing them.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Rock climbing takes hold in Michigan, as pandemic sends more folks outdoors
Rock climbing might be a new tool for conserving the public land that bolsters Michigan’s annual $20 billion tourism industry. The sport is gaining traction as outdoor enthusiasts look to experience nature differently, especially after indoor climbing gyms closed during the pandemic.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Give thanks: No fall wave of COVID in Michigan
Cases have declined steeply and hospitalizations are dipping, but the virus is still killing more than 500 people per month.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | The holidays are coming. Time for gifts, treats … and the flu
Flu shots are down, and that’s a bad sign for holiday gatherings.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
1-in-7 parents haven’t talked with child’s doc about vaccines for two years
Michigan researchers wanted to find out more about vaccine conversations between doctors and parents. Too often, those conversations aren’t happening across the United States.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan’s outdoor recreation boom is becoming a business boom
A new study finds that Michigan’s outdoor recreation economy grew by 15.4 percent last year, more than double the growth of the state’s overall economy.
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Michigan doctor helps shine national focus on race bias in pulse oximeters
Dark skin can throw off oxygen level readings on a ubiquitous medical tool. Landmark research by a U-M team found that low oxygen levels are more likely to go undetected in Black patients, with dangerous consequences.