Healthcare

According to the Commonwealth Fund's 2025 state healthcare scorecard, Michigan ranked first for healthcare in the Great Lakes states, and 23rd nationally.

The 47-year-old Democrat says surgery in Ann Arbor went well, and that her prognosis is positive.

Health care leaders worry rural hospitals could be hit hard by Medicaid spending reductions in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." In the Midwest and Great Plains, Oklahoma and Kansas could face the highest risk of hospital closures and service reductions.

Munson Medical Center in Traverse City recently saw the largest number of patients in the hospital's history.

More mosquito samples around the state are turning up positive for viruses like West Nile and Jamestown Canyon. This is the time of year when experts predict more infections.

Munson Healthcare and Traverse Connect are set to begin phase two of a multi-phase drone delivery testing program.

It's led to questions about the board's financial future and how they got into this situation.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed three new representatives to serve on Michigan’s Public Health Advisory Council. One of them is Gregory Zimmerman from Central Michigan University, who said he's committed to representing voices in rural healthcare.

Beginning on July 14, Traverse City Street Medicine will offer its services to residents of Cadillac. Then, after Labor Day, the program will expand into Kalkaska.

Over 100 people received free medical, dental and vision care services in Big Rapids on the first morning of Remote Area Medical's drop in clinic. It is a nonprofit that travels across the country and offers healthcare where it is needed the most.