A Warren-based behavioral health provider will open a 100-bed behavioral health hospital at Henry Ford Health’s Madison Heights hospital once Henry Ford vacates it.
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Newly opened Kirk Gibson Center fights Parkinson’s — and isolation in Michigan
After diagnosis, Tigers legend Kirk Gibson builds a team of members and caregivers.
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St. Clair County makes it easier for parents to opt out of vaccines
The health department announced a streamlined approach Monday to expedite vaccine waivers and reminded families they can opt out of the state’s data reporting system.
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Michigan quietly kills effort to restructure mental health care system
The decision follows a judge’s order to block the state’s request for proposal. The state says its aim in seeking bidders was to introduce ‘consumer choice’ to the Medicaid-backed system.
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Desperate for doctors: Michigan looks to expand who can provide care
Lawmakers are trying to ease dangerous short-staffing in health care by tweaking laws — expanding the ability of some mid-level practitioners and, in some cases, creating new types of workers.
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Bridge Lunch Break recap: Experts call for tougher nursing home regulations
During a discussion Wednesday with Bridge readers, two experts called for tougher regulations and laws around nursing homes.
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For Michiganders in opioid recovery, surgery brings a new pain dilemma
A new study finds that an increasing number of surgeries — and the painkillers that follow — could derail recovery for those who once misused opioids.
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Planned Parenthood offers vasectomies in Michigan as abortion access drops
The organization is seeing rising demand for ‘permanent birth control’ in the years following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn national abortion rights.
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40,000 fewer Michiganders seek Affordable Care Act health insurance
About 40,000 fewer state residents are signing up through HealthCare.gov, as health care subsidies expire and premiums increase.
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‘Pain in the neck’ for Michigan patients as UnitedHealthcare, Corewell battle
Contract negotiations between Michigan’s largest hospital system and the nation’s leading health insurer have stalled. Coverage is phasing out for more than 100,000 patients without a working plan.