Drug shortages have come and gone over the years, but national data confirms what Michigan doctors are feeling: they’re worse now.
Robin Erb
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Oakland County health officer dead in possible homicide-suicide, police say
he sheriff’s office confirmed Thursday that Calandra Green’s death is being investigated as a ‘homicide and a suicide.’ The bodies of Green and her husband were found in the home. Green, named county health officer last year, was the first woman of color in that position.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
COVID public health emergency ends Thursday, what it means for Michigan
Guarantees of free COVID tests end with the last day of the national public health emergency, and there will be less data to pore through. But other impacts from a deadly pandemic will remain.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Abortion pill chaos after flurry of rulings. Michigan providers say they won’t stop
The Biden administration is filing an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a Wednesday federal court ruling restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Jobs & Economic Development
Two in five Michigan nurses plan to leave their jobs, survey finds
A University of Michigan researcher and long-time nurse said he’s never seen frustration so high. Covid exacerbated things, he says.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Abortion access expands with online prescriptions in Michigan. Some fear risks
Abortion clinics may soon follow Planned Parenthood’s lead and prescribe and mail medication to terminate pregnancies after online consultations.
Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19), Health and Welfare
On second look, Michigan’s COVID death rate wasn’t so bad, study finds
If based solely by population, Michigan had the 10th worst COVID death rate of any state in the nation. But when adjusted for the state’s older and less healthy population, the state’s handling of the pandemic fares much better.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
‘Abortion pill’ under legal scrutiny; what it means in Michigan.
Michiganders now have a constitutional right to abortions, but a Texas court case could complicate access.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Where to get free COVID test, treatment before holidays
The so-called ‘tripledemic’ is prompting a whole host of health concerns as the holidays near. Here’s how to prepare.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Michigan Democrats eye other abortion law changes as Prop 3 set to take effect
Proponents of a Michigan constitutional protections for abortion vowed existing limits remain in place. That doesn’t preclude a Democrat-led Legislature from eventually changing them.