The Metro: New public health school emerging at Wayne State University
Wayne State University is opening the city’s first standalone School of Public Health. The school is designed to train health...
The Metro: New public health school emerging at Wayne State University
Wayne State University is opening the city’s first standalone School of Public Health. The school is designed to train health...
The Academy helping disadvantaged students enter health care fields
Michigan is facing a health care provider shortage, especially for underserved communities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.The Detroit Tri-County...
The Metro: Routine checkups boost men’s lifespan
Studies show women live longer than men. According to the CDC, women are expected to live about five years longer....
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan families, caregivers prepare for possible Medicaid cuts
Experts say Medicaid cuts passed by the U.S. House could result in millions of people losing health care — including...
The Metro: How a Grand Rapids cancer center is using AI to identify, help treat disease
A cancer treatment center in Grand Rapids is bringing the future of medicine into the present. BAMF Health, founded and led...
Slotkin talks Medicaid cuts in GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ voting against California EV mandate
Michigan U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin spent three terms in the U.S. House before running to replace outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen....
The Metro: Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network launches mobile outreach clinic for preventive health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In Wayne County, one of the foremost organizations trying to ease residents' mental health...
Critics: Medicaid cuts in House GOP budget plan will burden Michigan health system
Health care advocates are pushing back against a new congressional Republican plan that would make cuts to Medicaid. In Michigan, that...
Detroit Evening Report: State releases ‘alarming report’ on potential impacts of Medicaid cuts
A recent report from the state health department says big federal spending cuts threaten Medicaid benefits for 700,000 people in...
Whitmer directs state agencies to gather info to fight fed cuts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Thursday calling on the state health department to create a report on how...
The Metro: The untold challenges accessing health care for women in one immigrant community
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Accessing health care in the U.S. hinges on many factors —...
Muslim Mental Health Conference attracts hundreds to discuss research on resilient communities
Over the weekend, the 17th annual Muslim Mental Health Conference took place at the Soho Banquet Center in Westland and...