Detroit Evening Report: State waives Medicaid waiting period for green card holders
Some non-citizens living in Michigan can now apply for Medicaid without waiting five years.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...
Detroit Evening Report: State waives Medicaid waiting period for green card holders
Some non-citizens living in Michigan can now apply for Medicaid without waiting five years.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...
New research underscores importance of equitable health care beyond the hospital
A recent University of Michigan study has found that Black Americans experiencing stroke symptoms arrive at hospitals nearly 30 minutes...
Henry Ford Health breaks ground on historic $2.2B hospital expansion
Henry Ford Health has broken ground on its $2.2 billion hospital expansion — the largest health care investment in Detroit’s...
Detroit Evening Report: Black stroke patients arrive later to hospitals, U-M study shows
A new study from the University of Michigan shows that Black stroke patients arrive at the hospital significantly later than...
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...