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Health
8:40 pm
Mon March 11, 2013

17th death reported in Michigan linked to steroid injections

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Michigan health officials say an 80-year-old Traverse City-area man is 17th person from the state to die as a result of contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least 258 people have contracted illnesses including fungal meningitis that are part of a national disease outbreak. That's up from 256 March 4.

The department said Monday that it's now confirmed a Grand Traverse County man's death.

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Health
11:06 am
Thu January 24, 2013

Michigan doctors saving lives in fungal meningitis outbreak (Part 1)

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Credit Kate Wells / Michigan Radio
Anita Baxter holds a photo of her mom, Karina Baxter. Karina died of a stroke related to fungal meningitis
Credit Center for Disease Contorl / http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-facilities-map.html
A recent tally of state-by-state cases of fungal meningitis; Michigan has a full third of all cases
Credit St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor / http://www.stjoesannarbor.org/fungaloutbreak
Dr. David Vandenberg, part of the fungal meningitis team at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor
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This is the first in a two-part series. Click here to hear part two.

Fifteen people from Michigan have died from fungal meningitis, more than in any other state.

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Flu shots mandatory
2:27 pm
Wed August 31, 2011

More hospitals require flu shots as condition of employment

Credit (photo by Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio)
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More hospitals in Michigan are requiring all their employees to get flu shots this year.

Last year, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital made flu shots for all employees mandatory for the first time.

Lakshmi Halasyamani is the Chief Medical Officer for the hospital.

She says some employees were upset about the requirement – but most of them came around after hearing the reasons for the new policy.

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