For most people, pertussis is a mild illness, but it can be deadly to infants who are too young for a vaccine.
Robin Erb
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Rite Aid confirms exit from Michigan market with latest store closings
Rite Aid has closed, or made plans to close more than 200 Michigan stores since October. Meanwhile, CVS is more slowly closing stores, and Walgreens will shrink its national footprint, too.
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Some opioid settlement funds may sit untouched in Michigan. Here’s why
Proposed payouts in Kroger opioid settlement money vary from over $2 million for Wayne County — to $10.39 for Union Charter Township. The latest calculations reveal the complexity of what seems a windfall for the state in tackling the drug crisis.
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Desperate for child social workers, Michigan offers $20K for college
Social work students who promise to work in child welfare can get $5,000 a semester — up to $20,000 — under a new state program aimed at luring new child welfare workers.
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COVID is up again in Michigan. Good luck finding more info (or free tests)
COVID appears on a steady increase again, but health officials stopped collecting data as it grew increasingly imprecise.
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Michigan’s latest and last abortion report: A 3.7% increase
Abortions increased for the seventh straight year in 2023. Out-of-state abortions accounted for 9% of procedures. A new law means Michigan won’t publish abortion stats after this year.
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1 in 5 Michigan kids are obese. Doctors are turning to weight loss drugs
In Michigan, nearly 1 in 5 children have obesity. Some doctors say weight loss drugs can help patients get ahead of the problem before the extra weight triggers lifelong — and expensive — conditions.
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How many abortions in Michigan? The state can’t say under new law
Michigan’s 45-plus year history of annually publishing abortion statistics is ending under a law passed last year.
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New Detroit clinic aims to shape infant mental health
Michigan families say the state’s behavioral health system is overwhelmed and understaffed. A new first-of-its-kind Detroit clinic offers mental health support — sometimes just days after birth.
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As opioid funds flood Michigan, tensions rise over how to best reverse ODs
Some argue a need for more potent — and pricier — overdose reversal drugs; others frame that effort as drugmakers peddling fear. The wrong choice could cost lives.