U-M study finds high racial disparities in hospital recordkeeping
A recent study from three children’s hospitals has found that patient information relating to racial and ethnic designations is significantly...
Michigan expands Medicaid access for green card holders
More than a year after state lawmakers eliminated the five-year waiting requirement for certain immigrants to qualify for Medicaid, the...
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County, Justice Department reach settlement over jail disability services
Wayne County has reached a settlement with the federal government over the treatment of inmates with disabilities.Subscribe to the Detroit...
Created Equal: The end of race-based kidney testing
Since the late '90s, doctors have included race in equations used to estimate kidney function. Known as the estimated glomerular...
Michigan judge issues order against enforcing abortion restrictions
A Michigan Court of Claims judge has entered a provisional order that bars enforcement of a handful of remaining abortion...
Detroit Evening Report: Henry Ford, MSU break ground on new research facility in Detroit
Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University broke ground Monday on their new research center in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood....
The Metro: New mental health survey aims to better identify Detroiters’ health care needs
In recent years, conversations about mental health have been getting more attention, but it's not always easy to determine when...
Ascension cyberattack ‘causing chaos’ for Michigan hospitals
Updated Thursday May 9, 2024, 4:40 p.m. Patients who can avoid going to Ascension emergency departments should do so for...
Detroit Evening Report: MDHHS to issue maternal health quality payments to hospitals
Some hospitals working to improve care to pregnant women will begin getting money from the state this fall. The Michigan...
Detroit Evening Report: New report highlights health care disparities for Michigan’s Black residents
Michigan isn’t providing fair and equal health care services to all races, according to a new report from the nonprofit...
MSU approves $335M medical research center in Detroit
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new biomedical research center in Detroit at its meeting...
The Metro: ACLU report calls for end to Michigan’s parental consent law for abortions
Abortion rights are the subject of a nationwide debate this week following a court decision in Arizona making the procedure...
