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A recent study from three children’s hospitals has found that patient information relating to racial and ethnic designations is often inaccurate. WEMU’s Ana Longoria shares this report.

The lack of affordable housing is having a significant impact on our aging population. U of M Health’s Housing Bureau for Seniors reports 66% of its eviction and foreclosure notices to clients and patients are women, and 96% of them have incomes of less than $50,000 a year. Yvonne Cudney is the community outreach and education coordinator at the bureau. She joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the efforts to help Washtenaw County seniors in their homes and apartments.

The Washtenaw County Association for Community Advocacy says finding appropriate housing for the disabled around Ann Arbor continues to be a major problem. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The health center is slated to open in the new location in early fall. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

Officials overseeing the University of Michigan's Ypsilanti Health Center plan to move operations downtown by the end of the year. Not only will it more than triple their square footage and allow for more specialty care, but it could spawn further partnerships and entrepreneurial enterprises to boost economic development in Ypsilanti. Rylee Barnsdale talks with Concentrate Media reporter Sarah Rigg about the certainties and possibilities.

March is Women’s History Month, and each week on "Washtenaw United," we’ll bring you a different story highlighting the amazing accomplishments and progress being led by women and organizations in our community. This week, WEMU's David Fair talks with Alfreda Rooks. She is director of community health at Michigan Medicine and is being honored as the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Washtenaw County Woman of the Year.

Another 600 Michigan Medicine employees have received union recognition. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

An additional 1,300 healthcare employees at Michigan Medicine have joined a union for health professionals. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie reports.

Do you have a moment to talk about kidney disease? "Meet the Moment" is a Washtenaw County-based program that addresses excess chronic kidney disease in the African American community, particularly among Black men. It looks into what can be done to make improvements and enhance the quality of life for the affected. Dr. Silas Norman is Co-Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant at the University of Michigan, and he'll discuss what has been and what still needs to be done with WEMU's David Fair.

The University of Michigan has received Federal Drug Administration approval for a new type of liver cancer treatment, which will use sound waves to break down tumors. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.