Healthcare

Staffing shortages and financial issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic are two of the reasons the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners recently voted to close down the county's home health and hospice division by the end of the year.

The lawsuit says the state's 24-hour mandatory waiting period and informed consent forms, plus other restrictions, violate a voter-approved 2022 constitutional amendment.

The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order Thursday that could open the door to giving the state attorney general more power to investigate high drug costs.

A new PACE center is being built in the northeast Lower Peninsula. PACE is a senior support non-profit organization that provides resources for the elderly who want to stay at their homes.

A bill package heard Thursday before the Michigan House Health Policy Committee is taking aim at lead dust exposure during renovation and repair projects.

The Michigan State University researchers surveyed family attitudes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she hopes tougher laws will help stem the growth of threats and violence against health care workers.

A pet skunk who died of rabies may have exposed Upper Peninsula residents to the fatal disease.

The number of HIV cases in 11 counties in northwest lower Michigan rose from 14 cases between 2014-2018 to 44 cases between 2019-2023.

Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But health research necessary to take federal action is slow-going, and some environmental health experts are concerned officials aren’t acting fast enough.