health care

U.S. Representative Dingell will host a senior town hall at the Dexter Senior Center on Friday to provide community members with information on healthcare and caregiving resources. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

A local hospital is leading the way for other hospitals in the Midwest by successfully implanting a new type of pacemaker. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

A new Washtenaw County Healthcare Access millage is unlikely to be placed on the November ballot. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Those reentering society after incarceration face numerous challenges, including addressing their own health. Yet, access to quality health care, housing, and other necessities can be exceedingly difficult. In response to this, Packard Health has partnered with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department to create the "Beyond Incarceration" program. Lee Van Roth talked all about this amazing initiative with Packard Health reentry coach Jessica Slone.

Ann Arbor hospitals rely on travel nurses and physicians to fill staffing gaps, but when they can't find housing, they often cancel their contracts. One traveling physician decided to address the problem with a housing resource guide to connect traveling health care physicians and nurses with affordable housing in Ann Arbor. Reliable Residence founder Christina Henderson talked to WEMU's Caroline MacGregor about how the affordable housing crisis is affecting the local health care system.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan is permanently closing women’s health clinics in Lansing, Livonia and Warren as it struggles with funding challenges. We have more from Rick Pluta.

With Thursday the anniversary of Medicaid becoming law, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is encouraging her constituents to oppose changes that could cost millions of Americans their healthcare coverage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A bill before a Michigan Senate committee would end an exception that allows minors to hide some medical information from their parents. Colin Jackson has more.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is sharply divided over asking voters to approve a millage to fund healthcare access. WEMU‘s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan Medicine has reached a tentative three-year contract with its nurses' union, the University of Michigan Professional Nurses Council. A strike authorization vote had been planned for next week. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.