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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster OK'd by CDC for …

The CDC and FDA have recommended that if you are at least six months past your second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and meet one of the qualifying factors — … See more

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Michigan hospitals at ‘dawn of the mega merger’

WEBEarlier this year, the University of Michigan Health finalized its agreement with Lansing-based Sparrow Health, forming a $7.8 billion hospital network with 46,000 …

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Welltok cyberattack hits 1M Corewell patients, Priority …

WEB1:26. More than 1 million Michiganders were affected by a cybersecurity breach at Welltok Inc., a software company contracted to provide communication …

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Contagious RSV up in Michigan: Symptoms, treatment, …

WEBHow many Michigan kids are hospitalized with RSV? Michigan lacks a statewide tally, but Corewell Health East, the new name for Beaumont Health, reports it …

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Detroit offers free health screenings, classes for Public …

WEBFor more information, call the Detroit Health Department at 313-876-4000. Dana Afana is the Detroit city hall reporter for the Free Press. Contact: …

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New Beaumont-Spectrum health system rebrands as …

WEBThe new 22-hospital system has about 64,000 employees and was formed by the merger early this year of the Beaumont and Spectrum health systems. It has a …

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St. Joseph Mercy Health and Mercy Health are changing …

WEB1:26. The St. Joseph Mercy Health System and Mercy Health are changing their names as part of a major rebranding strategy their parent company, Livonia-based …

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Michigan’s health care disparities stark for Black residents

WEBMichigan has more severe racial disparities in its health care system than other Great Lakes states, with Black residents experiencing the poorest outcomes, a …

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H5N1 avian flu spreads from birds to cows, US milk, humans

WEBThe H5N1 strain that jumped from birds to cows and then to people is the subtype 2.3.4.4b, according to the CDC. Scientists refer to it as being "highly …

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Michigan Strategic Fund OKs incentive for $3B New …

WEBState development officials gave a final approval Tuesday to the biggest development incentive for the $3 billion Future of Health development in Detroit's New …

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Measles in Michigan: Hundreds potentially exposed in Wayne, …

WEBVaccines are available at the Public Health Clinic, 33030 Van Born Road, Wayne. Call 734-727-7101 for details. To learn more about measles resources and …

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Strikes set by doctors in Detroit, nurses in Sault Ste. Marie

WEBDocs plan one-day strike, are assured patients will be OK. The Greater Detroit Association of Physicians at the east-side Detroit hospital plan to strike from 2 …

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MyMichigan Health acquiring ascension hospitals Saginaw Tawas …

WEB1:24. Midland-based MyMichigan Health announced this week it plans to acquire three Ascension Michigan hospitals in Saginaw, Tawas and Standish, along with …

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MDHHS launches new online benefits tracker. Here's what to know.

WEBThe tool tracks five benefits programs: health care coverage, the food assistance program, cash assistance, child development and care and state emergency …

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Mental health advocates push for less stigma, more help in Michigan

WEBMore: Ford family on path to help other families: Here's how. Contact Carol Cain: 248-355-7126 or [email protected]. She is senior producer/host of “Michigan …

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Community Benefits proposal touted as biggest ever in Detroit

WEB0:03. 0:35. Henry Ford Health, the Detroit Pistons organization and Michigan State University unveiled a Community Benefits package Tuesday for their planned $3 …

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Corewell Health asks to rename Grand Rapids street Corewell Drive

WEBWhen it’s finished, the complex, to be called Corewell Health Place, is to include 300,000 square feet of office space, two parking decks, a fitness center, a …

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Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach faces lawsuit for destroyed …

WEBUSA TODAY. 0:04. 0:26. A Newport Beach, California IVF clinic is being sued by nine couples alleging a "catastrophic failure at its laboratory" caused embryos to …

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U-M to buy slice of former Kmart HQ site in Troy for medical center

WEBThe University of Michigan plans to buy a portion of the former site of the old Kmart world headquarters in Troy and build a medical center there for its health care …

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New Mexico spa's 'vampire facials' linked to HIV cases of 3 …

WEBThree women likely contracted HIV from 'vampire facials' at closed New Mexico Spa: CDC The VIP Beauty Salon and Spa was shut down in 2018, but health …

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Republicans to OI: This isn't the time to make abortion an issue

WEBHealth Officer Adeline Hambley warned if OI commissioners decreased minimal funding levels for family planning or stopped providing services altogether, it …

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These notable Michiganders died in 2021

WEBSalvatore (Sam) Cipriano, the CEO of Better Made Snack Foods for a decade, died Jan. 16 of heart failure. He was 80. Cipriano, whose father co-founded the …

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4 Phoenix-area restaurants see slate of health inspection violations

WEBDuring the week of April 5, inspectors visited nearly 1,250 restaurants along with other food-serving facilities in hospitals, senior homes and schools.

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Hunters didn't get 'zombie deer disease' from venison, CDC says

WEBCDC: Deer meat didn't cause hunters' deaths; concerns about chronic wasting disease remain. While some past studies have suggested chronic wasting …

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Officer-involved shooting: Family sought care for man shot at …

WEB'The system failed him': Family had sought mental health care for man shot at Suncoast High The man's brother says an attempt to get him care during the weekend …

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On Earth Day, learn about U.S. rural water crisis

WEB0:04. 0:44. As we celebrate Earth Day 2024 and think about the health of the blue planet, there is no other crisis more important than where land meets water in rural …

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Flint water crisis shows need to fix Michigan emergency manager law

WEBBut 10 years after the water switch, the state law that enabled the appointment of four emergency managers in the struggling city remains intact. In 2011, Flint was …

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