Tag: Michigan Health Watch
Syphilis on rise in Michigan newborns as some adult cases decline
State health officials report a three-year decline in primary and secondary syphilis infections while grappling with a surge in cases passed from mothers to babies….
State lawmakers describe âlack of serviceâ in Michiganâs mental health system
With too few psychiatric beds and staff to manage them, people with severe mental illness find themselves in emergency departments and county jails….
Under federal threat, U-M to end gender-affirming care for minors
That puts pressure on other doctors, too. âIâm not going to jail over this,â says one….
Michigan lawmakers push to expand Rx Kids, but does âno stringsâ cash work?
A Michigan Senate committee held a hearing Tuesday on expanding Rx Kids, which offers recipients $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month for their children in their first year of life….
Breast milk deliveries from Michigan prison benefit babies with moms behind bars
Breast milk is going mobile at Michiganâs only womenâs prison with a new $500,000 delivery program to babies of incarcerated moms.
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