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“Obviously if someone is having an absolute emergency, you want them to come somewhere close,” one ER nurse said. “But when I can’t find someone’s critical lab work or I don’t know if someone has a brain bleed ... what good are we doing? At what point are we turning into patient harm?”
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Thoughts on the president's weekend visit to Detroit, and Detroit’s new population stats. Schools observe more cannabis access among young people since recreational use was legalized. And novelist Debra Payne brings us a story of connection and renewal set in Northern Michigan.
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Researchers at Michigan State University say their study shows a correlation between state-funded paid family leave and a reduction of child maltreatment.
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On the 10th anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis, Mayor Sheldon Neeley discusses ongoing pipe replacements, financial settlements, and rebuilding trust.
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On April 25, 2014, the city's drinking water source was switched to the Flint River. Improperly treated river water damaged aging pipes, releasing lead into Flint's drinking water
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The Dearborn Heights School District has introduced a new mental health service available 24/7 for users, the first in Michigan, through a text-based app called Counslr.
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Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for cancer, heart disease and dementia. Now researchers aim to test if it prevents age-related diseases in healthy people.
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“Probably those 31 lines still remaining to be replaced will happen before the end of this month," said Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley.
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The new 300,000-square-foot facility will house consolidated lab space for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
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ER doctors at Ascension St. John in Detroit say under the management of a private equity-owned staffing company, wait times for patients can stretch 10 to 15 hours.
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Barry Cadden's specialty pharmacy caused the outbreak in 2012. More than 700 people in 20 states contracted meningitis or other debilitating illnesses. At least 64 died.
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Michigan is the only state that has pursued charges against Barry Cadden for deaths resulting from a national meningitis outbreak in 2012.