Healthcare

The new clinic will be available in Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency and Presque Isle counties in order to address the lack of dental care across the region.

Dentists say community water fluoridation is a way to improve overall health.

The Rx Kids program, which began last year in Flint, will give pregnant moms $1,500 and $500 a month for the baby's first six months, with no strings attached.

Wayne and Oakland counties recently announced they’re already wiped out about $36 million in medical debt for thousands of residents.

This year's Health of Women and Children report found Michigan is ranked in the bottom ten states for women who struggle with multiple chronic conditions and excessive drinking.

The Drummond Island ambulance service says it has been experiencing a decline in enrollment in their EMT training course. With their current volunteer staff already working past retirement age, the department is searching for more help.

Not many details of the new contract have been released, but a statement from the union said the agreement will see pay increases that move the wage scale ceiling beyond $50 an hour.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has entered a provisional order that bars enforcement of a handful of the state's remaining abortion restrictions.

The procedure was pioneered about a year ago, and could help widen the pool of eligible heart donors for thousands of patients on the waiting list.

A potentially dangerous hot spell arrives in Michigan Monday, bringing additional risk to outdoor workers and manual laborers.