Michigan Health Watch

From brown teeth in Colorado to a national experiment in Grand Rapids, research once led to widespread acceptance of US fluoridated water. Decades later, some say it’s time to rethink that approach.

Cases of walking pneumonia, a bacterial infection, have been on the rise in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 25,000 Michiganders have died from drug overdoses. From shock and tears comes grit and resolve for change.

An after-work drink helped launch a one-of-a-kind rapid testing program that offers a lifesaving head start in Michigan’s drug fight.

When nearly two dozen overdoses and seven deaths rocked Kalamazoo, police and health officials required a new level of cooperation. The response could teach other communities ravaged by the drug epidemic.

As Michigan’s treatment options grow, a new mapping site plots out where to find help.

A national outbreak of E.coli has infected 39 people across 18 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the outbreak to organic carrots.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Wednesday that makes live organ donors eligible for a one-time $10,000 tax credit to help with costs associated with the procedure.

Starting Wednesday, over 300 locations across the state will offer free contraception, including over-the-counter birth control pills, emergency contraception, condoms and family planning educational resources.

Michigan underreported total cases counts by 6%, the bulk of which came during the deadly omicron wave of 2021 and 2022. The state fixed the problem in October and blames a computer error.

Calls to Michigan’s problem gambling helpline tripled after gambling on phones and laptops was legalized in 2021.

The state and a national health care provider are squabbling over a contract, and the losers are Michigan ambulance services

The money coming into Michigan communities is intended to help with the drug epidemic. The Oakland County suburb is using it to pay itself back for old costs.

Michigan has joined the list of states with reported cases of E. coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. At least one of the two people sickened may have contracted the illness out of state.

The venereal disease has increased more in recent years among women, including those who are pregnant. Six babies with congenital syphilis last year died.

A group that has called for more transparency in how the state fights opioid addiction is the focus of a fight between Republicans and Democrats.

The election cycle can be emotionally draining, but there are steps people can take to protect their mental health, including limiting news consumption and putting an end to doom-scrolling.

Universities have aggressively expanded medical schools with the hope that could curb a looming doctor shortage. Instead, the shortage worsened as newly licensed doctors left Michigan.

More than 1 in 4 Michiganders live in an area with a shortage of health providers. Primary care is among the worst hit.

An internal email lays out plans to dissolve a legislative commission that has pushed for transparency and accountability in how the state spends $1.6 billion in opioid settlement funds.