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A coalition of maternal healthcare advocates is laying out their policy wish list for Michigan’s next legislative term. Colin Jackson has more.

Trinity Health has received a $200,000 grant from the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation that it plans to use to bolster its suicide prevention services. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Washtenaw County will see a drop in the number of available Medicare plans for the 2026-2027 coverage year. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Flu season has arrived early this year in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Yesterday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive directive to protect reproductive health data and ensure privacy for Michigan patients and providers.

The Nathan and Catherine Forbes Sports Medicine Institute will serve as the core of U-M Health’s statewide sports medicine network. The 100,000-square-foot facility will offer surgery rehabilitation, imaging and athletic performance under one roof. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

Owners of independent pharmacies are concerned that the health care system will squeeze them out of business. As Russ McNamara reports, that was the subject of a roundtable in suburban Detroit Monday.

Michigan’s attorney general sued the state’s biggest health insurance company in federal court Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke and power outages are becoming more and more familiar parts of summer in Washtenaw County each year, and a growing network of local officials, health professionals and community organizers is working to help Ypsilanti residents do more than simply weather the next emergency. Lee Van Roth spoke about the actions being taken to protect residents with the director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, Desirae Simmons.

Michigan’s major party candidates for governor sparred over many issues during a WOOD-TV-hosted debate in Grand Rapids Tuesday night. Colin Jackson has more.