The ‘most transmissible variant’ yet has hit the Northeast and appears headed to Michigan. Doctors say it evades immunity, but much remains unknown about the latest strain.
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Detroit’s 2022 food access gains and losses
BridgeDetroit reporter Jena Brooker gives a recap on efforts to diversify the city’s dining scene, grocery store shortages and investments in Detroit’s locally grown produce.
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Youth homelessness an ‘invisible crisis’ in plain sight, providers say
Detroit outreach teams serve a hard to track part of the unhoused population – young people.
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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.
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Detroit’s moratorium on residential water shutoffs is ending. What to know.
A moratorium on residential water shut offs in Detroit runs out Dec. 31. Residents should apply for assistance programs to avoid shut offs.
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Food assistance program to resume but with lower benefit cap
The Double Up Food Bucks program, which helps people on food assistance purchase produce, will lift a temporary pause on earnings at grocery stores starting Jan. 1.
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Shortages and rising costs challenge Detroit food banks this holiday season
The city’s food assistance organizations are challenged heading into the holiday season.
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State regulators approve $30.5M DTE rate hike
The approval comes after about 200 people packed an August public hearing to overwhelmingly demand the commission reject DTE’s proposal.
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Michigan doctor helps shine national focus on race bias in pulse oximeters
Dark skin can throw off oxygen level readings on a ubiquitous medical tool. Landmark research by a U-M team found that low oxygen levels are more likely to go undetected in Black patients, with dangerous consequences.
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High RSV rates in Detroit prompt warnings from health officials
Detroit’s Health Department urges precautions, flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as community rates of RSV and associated hospital admissions rise.