Blood

A federal judge has ordered the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to return or destroy blood samples taken from some newborn infants unless it gets permission from the parents to keep them in a state database.

A researcher who helped reveal the Flint water crisis now says the negative effects on Flint children may have been overstated.

Health officials are looking for more volunteers from Oscoda to participate in a study on how and where people were exposed to chemicals like PFAS.

The state has released new data on blood lead levels in Michigan children.

After learning of PFAS contamination in her hometown of Oscoda, Cathy Wusterbarth said the first thing she wanted to know was: how to get tested?

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is expanding coverage to adults living with sickle cell disease.

The Red Cross says it’s experiencing historically low blood supply levels.

Researchers in Michigan are launching a study to see if a blood sample can indicate a person’s risk for depression and suicidal thoughts.News of the study…

Michigan hospitals throughout the state are experiencing a critical shortage of blood.Blood supplies are typically low in the summer, because high school…

One of Michigan’s main blood suppliers says the freezing temperatures have kept people from donating blood - and there’s a shortage.Versiti Blood Center…