1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (361+ words) Wayne County has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in a mosquito sample taken in Taylor, marking the first detection in the county this season. The virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (922+ words) Monday’s announcement by the Republican president calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections. Appointments for that and other vaccinations should be spaced out whenever possible, the order states. To accomplish…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (463+ words) President Donald Trump’s administration said that Medicaid will stop paying for gender-affirming surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender minors and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program won’t pay for the treatments for those under 19. The announcement is the latest in…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (356+ words) Research shows a strong link between students’ mental health and academic success, making attention to mental health a core part of every family’s back-to-school preparation. These tips found in Easing the Back-to-School Transition on Hegira Health’s website, hegirahealth.org, can…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (329+ words) The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life. While those surgeries were canceled, the cases made headlines several…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (738+ words) By Daniela Sirtori, Bloomberg Michigan health authorities were in touch with Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., about a parasitic outbreak in early July, weeks before the company officially alerted consumers. At the time, Taco Bell had received a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance Michigan has documented 8,176 cases of cyclosporiasis, according to the Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday, marking a significant increase from the 5,002 cases it reported last Friday. The department is issuing daily updates on…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (229+ words) thenewsherald.com A downriver physician has received a national honor in the field of family medicine. Dr. Christopher Hopper, a family physician in Allen Park, has been awarded the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Hopper…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (760+ words) The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of “suspected fraud and noncompliance,” the latest in a series of punitive steps it has linked to allegations of fraud…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1108+ words) By Gretchen Reynolds, The Washington Post If you’re a serious runner, tennis player, backpacker, skier or even ballet dancer, you’ve probably heard from well-meaning strangers that you’re going to ruin your knee or hip joint because of all the pounding…...