Racial health disparities in Michigan declined according to COVID task force report
Michigan was able to reduce health care inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new report by the Coronavirus...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department launches bilingual COVID vaccines hotline for farmworkers
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) created a new hotline for bilingual farmworkers to get information about...
Detroit Evening Report: Health officials say omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is most transmissible strain of COVID yet
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the newest COVID-19 variant is the most transmissible yet. Listen and Subscribe...
New COVID boosters available in Michigan this week
The latest wave of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots is expected to become available in Michigan this week. Health officials say...
CDC says Southeast Michigan counties are high risk for COVID-19
Health officials say most of Southeast Michigan is at high risk for the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease...
Detroit Aims “To Make Sure That Everyone Has the Opportunity To Get Vaccinated,” Health Officer Says
The City of Detroit Health Department has been going door to door since June to inoculate anyone who wants to...
Canton Residents Are Missing the Community’s “Third Place”
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Dunks, Digs, and Blocks are Back: High School Contact Sports to Resume
Under pressure from legislative Republicans, student-athletes and their parents, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will allow high...
University of Michigan Study: Michigan’s ‘Pause to Save Lives’ Worked
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) “Pause to Save Lives” did exactly that...