Flint rehabilitation assistant turns down opportunity to take vaccine
Photo: Monique Howard, courtesy of Monique Howard Written by Jameca Patrick-Singleton As COVID-19 continues to ravish communities all over the world, the CDC has approved...
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Vaccinations continue locally despite ‘inability for concrete plan’
Featured photo: Line to check in to get vaccinations at Northwestern High School Written by Tanya Terry The number of residents who had been vaccinated...
Global number of COVID cases surpasses 100 million
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Task Force report and recommendations to lower the cost of prescription drugs recently announced
Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Today, on Jan. 26, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Prescription Drug Task Force she announced during her 2020...
Fifteen percent increase in food assistance payments to help families cope with pandemic
The more than 1.2 million people in Michigan who are eligible for food assistance benefits will receive an additional payment by the end of January...
Put Your Resolutions in Easy Reach
(Family Features) Setting New Year’s resolutions is one thing but keeping them is another. Look for ways to make it easy to stick with your...
Overcoming the Mask
Photo courtesy of Getty Images (friends talking) (Family Features) It can be challenging to communicate through masks, 6-feet of social distance, physical barriers and other...
African Americans four times more likely to develop kidney disease-online workshops available
During African American History Month in February, the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) is raising awareness about the increased risk of diabetes and kidney...
Indoor Dining to Reopen Statewide February 1
Featured photo: Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS with Gov. Grethchen Whitmer in back, on right Following last...
MDHHS encourages colleges and universities to require COVID-19 testing for both on- and off-campus students
Image by Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released new guidance encouraging colleges and universities...