Public Health

WCMU's guide on what you need know about radon and how to protect yourself from this invisible radioactive gas.

Roughly 70 Michigan researchers gathered at the Alzheimer Association International Conference to share their findings. Many medical and emotional breakthroughs are coming through the conference, with more being made public by the day.

As the weather warms up and storms roll in, beaches across Michigan are temporarily closed with the fluctuating bacteria rates. E coli is one of the easiest to monitor, and one that can easily make swimmers sick.

With bird flu spilling into dairies across the U.S., several Midwestern states have ramped up efforts to curb the virus. Few have expanded testing requirements like Iowa.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development presented the potential transmission pathway during a joint state Senate and House committee meeting earlier this week.

The Midland County Department of Public Health is warning mid-Michigan residents that a new batch of fentanyl that's circulating across the region is leading to an uptick in cases.

The number of measles cases continue to rise in the United States. The Central Michigan District Health Department said that 1 in 5 people who get measles end up in the hospital.

The city of Jackson is urging residents to stop flushing bathroom wipes down the toilet.

A COVID-19 outbreak has been tied to several sports teams at Grand Ledge Public Schools. Local health officials believe those infected have one of the…

The first confirmed case of the new highly, contagious variant of the coronavirus from Great Britain has been identified in Charlevoix County. Local…