health

There are over 70,000 people in Washtenaw County who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance. Many of them are children. Michigan 6th Congresswoman Democrat Debbie Dingell says the Republican House budget in Washington would devastate children’s health care coverage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Bills passed in the Michigan Senate Thursday aim to protect access to a federal drug affordability program. Colin Jackson has more.

Hospitals are required to put the results of medical tests in electronic records, often before a doctor has a chance to review them. As WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports, this can lead to misunderstandings in patients.

From 2014-2016, a severe El Niño event triggered a drought across Central and South America, leading to unprecedented mortality in a population of white-faced capuchin monkeys in northwestern Costa Rica. The Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project, directed by UCLA’s Susan Perry, has studied this population since 1990. While a devastating setback, researchers were able to study the stress physiology of the surviving monkeys. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks with one of the co-authors of the study, U-M professor of psychology and anthropology, Jacinta Beehner, about while a stronger stress response appears to promote survival in animals, this is not the case for human beings.

Officials from the Washtenaw County Health Department are voicing both uncertainty and worry regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent appointment as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

High blood pressure can put you at risk of stroke, heart attack and other health problems. As WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports, it's important to monitor your own health.

Two bills signed into law this week by Governor Whitmer allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control. Caroline MacGregor has more.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan is preparing to fight what it fears will be another four years of attacks on reproductive freedoms. Caroline MacGregor reports.

Temperatures are expected to hit the single digits, or colder, in Washtenaw County early next week. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has information on how to stay safe.

Within two months, Michigan workers will start earning an hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work. Colin Jackson has more.