Expect long wait times at doctor offices, clinics and emergency rooms, as influenza season is in full winter flower.
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Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Winter returns, along with respiratory misery in Michigan. Here’s what to do
Flu spread remains low, but RSV and other respiratory ailments are filling some emergency rooms and doctors offices. Corewell Health is limiting visitors to some children’s units. Safety tips remain critical.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan student says PE, mindfulness critical to mental health
The 9-year-old says students who went through pandemic learning face intense emotions, from anger to sadness to joy. Movement exercises like yoga and calming practices like mindfulness help students focus in school.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan moves to protect health workers from assault, leaves a giant loophole
Hospital work can be dangerous, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will soon sign laws meting out harsher punishments to those who assault health workers. Exempt from the penalties: patients who commit many of the assaults.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan workforce quietly passes pre-pandemic levels, shows resilience
Signs are popping up of a national economic slowdown, but Michigan’s workforce continues to grow and diversify, making the state less vulnerable than many others to a downturn, University of Michigan economists predict.
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COVID-19 mini-wave back in Michigan, just in time for Thanksgiving
Hospitalizations are up 50 percent in the last month and case counts are rising, especially in metro Detroit and Kent County. Even so, that’s a fraction of the cases, hospitalizations and deaths during worst of pandemic.
Posted inQuality of Life
Loneliness on rise, as pandemic fades, U-M study finds. Programs offer help
Three years after the pandemic, 34% of American adults reported feeling isolated from others. In 2018, 27% reported the same feelings.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan sees another year of double-digit growth for outdoor industry
The industry grew faster than the state’s overall economy, as it continued benefitting from a pandemic-era resurgence in camping, hiking, boating and the like. But there are challenges, and some argue the state must do more to bolster the industry.
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For the holidays: Another batch of COVID tests for Michiganders
Michigan households can order another four free COVID tests, while the state continues to offer free at-home tests and testing sites, too.
Posted inTalent & Education
Gaps in Michigan student achievement remain wider than pre-pandemic norm, report finds
A report on benchmark assessment results found Michigan students are making progress in academic recovery, but not enough to return to pre-pandemic achievement levels.