Senior Health Reporter Robin Erb spent months digging into the support systems around the state that exist for elderly adults and found little hope.
Robin Erb
Posted inBusiness, Health and Welfare
Why some in Michigan ditch alcohol, embrace mocktail madness
Non-alcohol beer, wine, and spirits are now a staple during the usual boozy holidays, no longer relegated to Dry January or a few who choose total sobriety.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Michigan’s health is poor. Can better transportation, food and schools fix it?
A report from the Citizen’s Research Council underscores Michigan’s overall poor health, arguing that policymakers should consider other factors — transportation, education and civic engagement, for example — for improving the state’s health and, in turn, the state’s economy.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Under federal threat, U-M to end gender-affirming care for minors
That puts pressure on other doctors, too. “I’m not going to jail over this,” says one.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Families lament end of a ‘lifeline’ for disabled Michigan children, adults
A long-time respite center for young people with disabilities — a ‘lifeline,’ says one mother — has announced it will close.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Transportation
Transportation troubles create a lonely reality for older Michiganders
Across Michigan, many older residents are trapped without transportation, unable to make medical appointments or run everyday errands.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Should refusing vaccines be a civil right in Michigan? Some lawmakers say yes
State legislators have entered legislation that would make ‘vaccination status’ a civil rights class and curb the government’s ability to enforce vaccine mandates for children.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Michigan’s aging crisis: A series from Bridge Michigan
The state spends billions of dollars a year for a “dysfunctional assembly of programs where frustration, failure, and poor outcomes are far too common.”
Posted inHealth and Welfare
‘Uncertainty’ for Michigan health officials amid Trump messaging blackout
The CDC, NIH and FDA — agencies that track disease and warn of health threats — have been ordered to suspend communications, at least until Saturday. Some worry about a continued blackout.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Sick with norovirus? Do all of Michigan a favor: Stay home
Highly contagious noroviruses cause miserable symptoms, and infections have been on the uptick in recent weeks.