Sponsors try again at ‘Momnibus’ bill package to address racial disparities in maternal care
Bills to address racial disparities in maternal health care are making a comeback in the Michigan Legislature.The Senate bills would...
Michigan pharmacists can now prescribe birth control among other new reproductive health care laws
Michigan residents can now receive birth control prescriptions directly from their pharmacists.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the measure into law this...
Detroit Evening Report: Nessel taking steps to protect DACA recipients in Michigan
Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel says Michigan is one of 14 states taking legal action to protect health insurance access...
Detroit Evening Report: State program aims to improve mental health services for Medicaid, Medicare patients
Michigan is working to streamline behavioral health care for Medicaid and Medicare patients with mental health or substance use disorders. Subscribe...
Sick time changes coming to Michigan in 2025
Within a couple months, Michigan workers will start earning an hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work.Places...
The Metro: Is the US health care system broken? Metro Detroiters discuss
The killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has sparked a lot of conversations about political violence and also about health insurance in...
Scholarship program aims to encourage more diversity in clinical trials
A metro Detroit cancer specialist is applauding a foundation’s efforts to address the long-standing need for increasing the number of...
Local doctor describes dire conditions in Gaza hospitals during medical mission last December
"As winter approaches, the horror in Gaza continues to grind on with no end in sight.” Those are the words...
Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care,...
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming health...
Detroit Evening Report: Hundreds trained in Mental Health First Aid through WSU Nursing program
The Wayne State College of Nursing has trained about 600 individuals in Mental Health First Aid protocols through a $1.5...
The Metro: How can we improve maternal health care in Detroit?
Maternal mortality is high in the U.S. compared with other wealthy countries, and particularly high in Michigan. Detroit had the...