Flu Season Is Here, This Time During A Pandemic. Here’s What to Know.
As the weather cools off in Michigan, public health experts and government officials are gearing up for flu season. This...
Protestors Sue Detroit Police Over Allegations of Abuse, Brutality
Anti-police brutality protesters are suing the City of Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James Craig over alleged abuses. ...
Why Michigan’s Recreational Marijuana Industry Isn’t Helping Those Harmed by Drug Policies
Michigan is still grappling with how to implement its new legal recreational marijuana market. And it turns out during the...
Michigan’s Air Quality May Be Worse Than We Know
Many area residents are familiar with the often-repeated phrase that 48217 – an area of Southwest Detroit — is Michigan’s...
$600 Million Settlement for Flint Water Crisis is a Start, But Many Still Seek Justice
Last week, the state of Michigan reached a $600 million settlement with Flint residents over the city’s water crisis. Under the...
Detroit Police Arrest, Use Force Against Protestors In Saturday Demonstration
Dozens of anti-police brutality protesters were arrested during a march in downtown Detroit on Saturday night. Physical clashes between protestors and...
Michigan Makes Mark on Democratic National Convention
It’s a different convention than the smoke-filled rooms of decades past. Speakers are delivering remarks virtually because of the coronavirus....
What Is Herd Immunity and Could It Help Us?
In many ways, the United States has failed to create and implement any kind of cohesive national strategy to try...
New Study: Half of Black-Owned Small Businesses Have Closed During The Pandemic
The economic devastation of COVID-19 has been especially concentrated in communities of color. That fact is even clearer now with...
Detroit Gun Violence Soars, But Evidence For Cause Is Lacking
Gun violence is soaring in Detroit. Homicides in the city are up more than 30 percent and non-fatal shootings are up...
Henry Ford Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Researchers across the global are focused on finding a vaccine to guard against the novel coronavirus. Russian authorities recently approved...
Is Telemedicine the New Normal?
Is telemedicine here to stay? "Whether or not this comes down to a fundamental change in the way patients continue...