The third edition of a longstanding report shows Detroiters are more likely to die from chronic health conditions than other Michiganders. While Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared racism as a public health issue in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, experts say it will take a collective effort from every sector to see change.
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Care or punishment? Michigan prisoners placed in solitary as COVID surges
Michigan is amid another surge of coronavirus inside prisons. Other states have taken to testing all corrections officers, but Michigan is relying on methods that some experts say are questionable and ineffective.
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Postal Service delays changes. Michigan, other states sue over slowdown
Michigan and other Democrat-led states on Tuesday sued the U.S. Postal Service over cost-cutting moves that may have contributed to mail delays. The Detroit postal district had the second-worst delays in the country from April 1 to June 30.
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Report: Immigrants crucial to economic recovery, yet vulnerable
Immigrants and immigrant-owned businesses are essential to Detroit’s economic recovery, a new study has found.
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Detroit teachers plan strike vote over COVID-related safety concerns
Detroit school district teachers have scheduled a strike vote for next week over safety concerns as schools prepare to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opinion: Water shutoffs in Detroit linked to increase in COVID-19 cases
The practice of water shutoffs represents a long history of systemic racism and structural neglect impacting our communities of color. The problem of water poverty won’t end with the pandemic.
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Workers at 17 metro Detroit nursing homes plan to strike
Employees at 17 nursing homes across metro Detroit will go on strike Aug. 17 over what they say are unfair working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Poll: 3 in 10 in Michigan reluctant to take a free COVID-19 vaccine
The rush to develop a vaccine quickly is the very reason many COVID vaccine skeptics say they don’t trust it. If not enough people take an approved vaccine, it would be difficult to achieve herd immunity to protect residents from the virus.
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Detroit unemployment rate ‘alarmingly’ high amid coronavirus
Federal monthly data and three economic surveys show that many Detroit workers aren’t returning to work at a rate higher than most of the state and nation. It’s too soon to gauge permanent job loss, a U-M survey contends.
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Computer pad can help Michigan seniors use telehealth during coronavirus
Metro Detroit seniors are embracing online doctor visits using a customized tablet that makes technology less intimidating. It could prove a model for seniors increasingly dependent on telehealth to visit doctors.