ADRIAN, MI – Wanda Goodman leans on her walker in the frigid Michigan weather outside her room at an abandoned Travelodge in Adrian. Just north of 80 pounds, she hugs her neighbor Baby Girl rescue chihuahua to keep them both warm. Goodman suffers from a variety of medical problems. A rare lung condition leaves her […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Eastern Michigan University’s Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications Among Top E-Commerce Programs
YPSILANTI – Eastern Michigan University’s Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) was ranked #60 in the US and #2 in Michigan in the Best Online Programs 2023 by US News & World Report. Eastern’s IMC program is the only fully online, AACSB-accredited graduate program in the nation. It has maintained its place among […]
Ann Arbor officials are holding off on OK’ing the Michigan Medicine bridge extension
ANN ARBOR, MI – A controversial proposal to widen the main Michigan Medicine access bridge in Ann Arbor continues to be debated, but city officials may be moving closer to a compromise with the University of Michigan. The City Council met Monday night, Jan. 23, to approve a nearly $10 million construction contract to move […]
New right-wing group takes a stand against Michigan schools over LGBTQ+ gender-inclusive ⋆ Michigan Advance
A recently formed group in Michigan, Great Schools Initiative (GSI), is arming parents with a new sex education opt-out form that focuses heavily on excluding any conversation about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Starting this week, GSI is encouraging parents to submit an opt-out form the group has created to be added to […]
Elevate Prize Expands to 12 Winners in 2023 for Strong Field
NEW YORK (AP) – This year’s Elevate Award winners include social entrepreneurs who help Detroit kids get ready for school, build technology labs in rural Kenya and improve road safety in India. The Elevate Prize Foundation announced 12 winners on Monday, instead of the usual 10, because there were so many strong candidates that the […]
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services chooses Philips to improve access to vital resources for expectant mothers through the Pregnancy+ app
Receive instant alerts when news about your stock arrives. Claim your free 1 week trial at Street Insider Premium here. Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Initiative Aims to Connect More Families to Home Visits to Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & LANSING, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help connect pregnant and postpartum Michigan residents with support […]
Michigan project highlights the needs of medically vulnerable foster children
This article is part of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising up to address health challenges. It is made possible with financial support from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.Teens can be a “tricky population,” says Susan Sheppard, COO of the Grand Rapids-based mental health provider Arbor Circle — and when a teen […]
Michigan is taking steps to increase bed capacity for children in a mental health crisis
As it stands, the state only pays institutions for bed space if a young person uses it. While admissions ebb and flow, fluctuating revenues make it difficult to retain staff, Hertel and others told Bridge. That was especially true during the pandemic, when admissions slowed and institutions reduced operations. At the same time, the pandemic […]
Abbott Michigan plant is under federal investigation again for infant formula
The Justice Department is investigating conduct at the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, after its closure last year that worsened a nationwide formula shortage. Attorneys from the Justice Department’s consumer protection department are leading the criminal investigation, sources told The Wall Street Journal exclusively on Friday. The branch, which has both criminal […]
States That Protect Abortion Access Have Higher Minimum Wages, Lower Incarceration Rates ⋆ Michigan Advance
A new study shows that there are direct correlations between a state’s economy and whether residents have access to abortion. And Michigan, on average, fares better than states that have abortion bans. The Washington, DC-based Economic Policy Institute studypublished Wednesday, found that “the states enacting abortion bans are the same ones economically discouraging workers through […]