Healthcare

North Ottawa Community Health System is joining Trinity Health Michigan.

The city of Flint is partnering with private ambulance companies in hopes of reducing long wait times.

Some Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) locations began offering gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) to adults for the first time earlier this month.

Michigan is expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage for the first year of a newborn’s life for the mother and the baby.

Munson Healthcare in Grayling, the Otsego County Ambulance Corp, and the Munising Memorial Hospital Association are the most recent recipients of funds from the USDA Michigan office.

Orthopedic surgeries were the most common delayed medical procedures during COVID-19 surges. As cases decline, Munson Health is back to performing surgeries as needed.

The House recently passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act. It caps out-of-pocket costs of insulin at $35 a month. Rep. Dan Kildee is an original co-sponsor of the bill and spoke with WCMU's Rick Brewer about the future of the legislation.

The legislation would expand coverage and benefits for firefighters who get work-related cancers and illnesses.

There are several public health risks when switching in and out of daylight saving time. Also, the state of legislation in Michigan to eliminate the changing of the clocks.

The Brain Injury Association of Michigan is launching a new fund to help victims of traumatic car accidents. This fund is a response to healthcare facilities shutting down due to changes in Michigan's no-fault laws.