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The Metro: Michigan sickle cell research faces uncertain future with CDC cuts

Tia Graham, Robyn Vincent, The Metro May 19, 2025

The Trump administration eliminated a division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that focused on blood disorders such...

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Early signs point to mild algal bloom in Lake Erie

Pat Batcheller May 19, 2025

They're back.Algae are growing in western Lake Erie as they do every year, posing a potential health threat to people...

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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, right, tours the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, May 16, 2025.
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Sen. Peters highlights MSU research that could face federal funding cuts

Andrew Roth May 19, 2025

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is warning the United States could lose a competitive advantage to other nations if federal funding...

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DER Weekends: ‘Shustho’ series explores how health insurance access, community care impacts Bangladeshi women

Sascha Raiyn, Nargis Rahman May 17, 2025

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the third story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman's series...

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The Metro: Navigating sobriety, substance use at Movement festival

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers May 14, 2025

We're just over a week away from Movement, Detroit’s annual electronic music festival. The event draws techno lovers from across...

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The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network is a health care safety net organization working to improve health outcomes in metro Detroit.
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The Metro: Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network launches mobile outreach clinic for preventive health

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Sam Corey May 14, 2025

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In Wayne County, one of the foremost organizations trying to ease residents' mental health...

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Renee Chelian, founder of Northland Family Planning, was one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit.
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Judge strikes down Michigan abortion restrictions

Kate Wells, Rick Pluta May 14, 2025

A Michigan judge has granted a permanent injunction against three of the state’s remaining abortion restrictions, declaring they violate the Reproductive...

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DER Weekends: ‘Shustho’ series explores how cultural awareness among health care professionals impacts Bangladeshi women

Sascha Raiyn, Nargis Rahman May 10, 2025

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the second story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman's series...

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Michigan expands universal testing for blood lead levels in children under 6

Nargis Rahman May 8, 2025

Michigan has now moved to universal blood lead testing for children under six years old through universal testing. Lead is a...

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DER Weekends: WDET’s Shustho series explores how language access affects health care for Bangladeshi women

Sascha Raiyn, Nargis Rahman May 3, 2025

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the first story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman's series...

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MichMash: Preventing youth tobacco usage + more candidates eye Michigan US Senate Race

Hernz Laguerre April 25, 2025

Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Meet the new...

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Water affordability bills reintroduced in Michigan Senate

Alex McLenon April 24, 2025

A bill package from last year’s legislative session aimed at improving water affordability has been reintroduced in the Michigan Senate.Senate...

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