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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds

WebOver one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung …

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The Washtenaw County Health Department Is Expanding Its …

WebThe Washtenaw County Health Department Is Expanding Its COVID-19 Vaccination Program. The CDC's latest data indicates that the entire state of Michigan is …

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How hot is too hot

WebThis summer, people across the U.S. will have a new way to keep track of dangerous heat headed their way through a new heat warning system called …

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#OTGYpsi: Ypsilanti's Hope Clinic integrates mental health services

WebStudies show that integrated, whole person care provides better health outcomes than traditional medical practices. The Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti has provided …

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WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and

WebResidents wearing face masks line up behind barricaded tapes for COVID mass testing near a residential area on May 15, 2022, in Beijing. The World Health …

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Number of reported Lyme disease cases skyrockets in Washtenaw …

WebWashtenaw County Health officials are warning residents of a sharp hike in Lyme disease originating locally. In 2020, there were five Lyme disease cases connected …

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#OTGYpsi: Ypsilanti's UM Health Center plans to relocate downtown

WebOfficials overseeing the University of Michigan's Ypsilanti Health Center plan to move operations downtown by the end of the year. Not only will it more than triple their …

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Washtenaw United: The Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti works to …

WebThere are a number of health care issues we are dealing with: lack of affordable service for the uninsured, lack of affordable health insurance, inadequate …

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Sheriff Clayton defends use of Washtenaw County's Public Safety …

WebWashtenaw Sheriff Jerry Clayton says voting down the county Mental Health and Public Safety Millage would be devastating for the community, particularly those who …

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Why haven't Kansas and Alabama — among other holdouts — …

Web"You're giving up a lot of your sovereignty as a state to set health policy," said Justin Bogie, senior director of fiscal policy at the Alabama Policy Institute, a research …

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Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal

WebThe Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to …

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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution

WebThe Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules on Thursday to limit the pollution from power plants that drives climate change. Power plants are the second …

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As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are

WebUpdated April 26, 2024 at 4:28 PM ET. On Friday, Colorado became the latest state to detectthe bird flu virusspreading in dairy cattle. It follows revelations earlier in the …

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Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency

WebThe Supreme Court hears yet another abortion case on Wednesday. This one testswhether a state can prevent a pregnant woman from receiving what her doctors say …

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Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the …

WebEurope is heating up about twice as quickly as the Earth as a whole, and that heat is killing large numbers of people during the summer months, according to a new …

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

WebIn the Democratic Republic of Congo, the fight against mpox – previously known as monkeypox – is entering a new phase. While many are anxious to contain the …

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Got brothers or sisters

WebMany of us have up and down relationships with our siblings. And those relationships can be most intense during adolescence. I remember as a teenager all the …

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Supreme Court looks at Idaho abortion ban when a woman's …

WebThe Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over its latest abortion case, which looks at whether a state may ban medical termination of a pregnancy if the …

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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

WebInscrutable. That is the only to accurately describe the Supreme Court's latest abortion argument Thursday. At issue is a clashbetween federal and state law about how …

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A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a …

WebRAFAH, Gaza Strip — For two sweltering days this week, as temperatures topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit, Mohammad Ayash's tent had become unbearable — so …

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Whitmer to present budget proposal to Legislature WEMU-FM

WebThe budget season at the state Capitol kicks off Wednesday as Governor Gretchen Whitmer will present her spending plans for the coming fiscal year to a joint …

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Lost voice cuts Grand Rapids speech short for the first lady

WebCarolyn Mazure, chair of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, stands in for first lady Jill Biden, who sits to her right, during a speech in …

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