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Michigan sues prison health care provider, alleges it shorted

WEBThe state contracted with Nashville, Tenn.-based Grand Prairie Healthcare Services in October 2021 to provide health care services to its prisoners over five years …

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22 neighborhood wellness clinics offer free preventative health …

WEBThe centers are funded by $17 million from the 2024 state budget. A full list of neighborhood wellness center locations can be found here. "Governor Whitmer and I …

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Recovery is possible: Finding support for substance use

WEBIn 2022, 16.2% of Americans aged 12 and older said they battled a substance use disorder

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Gilberts give $375M to recover from strokes, fight genetic …

WEB0:27. Detroit ― Billionaires Dan and Jennifer Gilbert on Wednesday unveiled an estimated $434 million effort with Henry Ford Health to help people recover from …

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Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They're a …

WEBOne in 11 Americans rely on these to get routine medical care, social services and, in some cases, fresh food. The clinics serve as a critical safety net in …

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New Beaumont, Spectrum hospital system becomes Corewell Health

WEBThe merger happened after Beaumont's proposed tie-up with the then-larger Henry Ford system was aborted in 2013. It would have created a single $6.4 billion …

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Coverage for these drugs is being dropped for thousands in …

WEBThe 9,500 people who might lose coverage are not a huge percentage of the 4.5 million Blue Cross Blue Shield customers in Michigan, Grant said — two-tenths of …

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Federal funds to boost maternal health, home visit programs in …

WEBThe Detroit News. Hear this story. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Tuesday announced more than $558 million in funding for maternal …

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Karen Bouffard The Detroit News

WEBKaren Bouffard is an award-winning investigative health care reporter at the Detroit News, where she works to focus the public’s attention on the real-life consequences of health …

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UM buys part of former Kmart HQ land, plans major presence in …

WEBHannah Mackay Candice Williams Kim Kozlowski. Troy — The University of Michigan Health system is purchasing a portion of the vacant land at the former Kmart …

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Dr. Roach: Apple cider vinegar is a surprising help for blood in urine

WEBDr. Roach: Apple cider vinegar is a surprising help for blood in urine. Dr. Keith Roach. To Your Health. Dear Dr. Roach: Recently, I had anal cancer and was …

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Dr. Roach: What prompted the discontinuation of fen-phen

WEBDear M.H.: Fen-phen was a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, which was approved for use in 1986. Approximately 18 million prescriptions were written …

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Henry Ford breaks ground on $2.2 billion hospital expansion project

WEBDetroit — Henry Ford Health officially broke ground Thursday on its $2.2 billion expansion in the city's New Center area, a project that will include a new hospital …

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Michigan prison takes a gentler tack with mentally ill The Detroit …

WEBMichigan prison takes a gentler tack with mentally ill. Karen Bouffard. The Detroit News. 0:03. 1:37. Whitmore Lake — The most severely mentally ill of Michigan's …

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McLaren Health Care IT system restored following cyberattack

WEBThe health system acknowledged the outage on Aug. 5 and said days later it was caused by a "criminal cyber attack." The health care system includes 13 hospitals …

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Ascension to restore Michigan electronic health record systems by …

WEB1:51. The Ascension health care system is working to restore electronic health record systems in Michigan hospitals by the end of next week, more than a …

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Thanedar seeks to end stigma with new film about wife's death

WEBThanedar appears in the beginning and the end of the film as himself in scenes shot outside the U.S. Capitol, speaking to a group of actors who are portraying members …

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McLaren Health Care IT, phone systems hit in cyberattack

WEBThe Detroit News. The technology disruption described by McLaren Health Care on Tuesday was the result of a "criminal cyber attack," the health care system said …

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McLaren Health Care hit by technology disruption The Detroit …

WEB1:51. Grand Blanc-based McLaren Health Care said it is facing disruptions to its information technology platforms and telephone systems. The health system …

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