Fruit flies may hold back the response to health effects that parents impart
by GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Researchers at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids have been working to identify the generational health effects that a …
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Mental health crisis: Police are not the answer when people in crisis ask for help
Our society has long needed to rethink our mental health crisis response system – the same system that now endangers the safety and lives of …
Florida not doing enough to keep kids on Medicaid, health advocates warn
Health care advocates are sounding the alarm about how Florida is handling last month’s Medicaid emergency, which they warn could force thousands of eligible children …
Surgeon General Says Workplaces Play an Important Role in Mental Health – WSOC TV
CHARLOTTE — No discussion of mental health is complete without a long, careful look at what’s happening in the workplace – the US Surgeon General …
More than 35,000 Georgians could lose insurance when Friday Health crashes
Georgia’s insurance commissioner has shut down insurance company Friday Health, which insures more than 35,000 Georgians on the Affordable Care Act market exchange. Friday Health …
Border Patrol medical staff failed to review migrant’s health conditions 8 years before her death: ‘Disturbing’
An internal investigation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found that Border Patrol medical staff refused to review the file on an 8-year-old migrant …
Mental Health task force issues report on patients trapped in emergency rooms
Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis are nearly five times more likely to be stuck waiting for treatment in emergency departments, and resources continue to dwindle. …
Robert G. Riney Works to End Health Inequalities in Detroit’s Neighborhood
For Robert G. Riney, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health, volunteering has always been second nature. Michiganians of the year His father was a …
10 repeat violations sink convenience store health score
SANTO ANTONIO – A West Side convenience store racked up numerous health code violations, including 10 that were repeated in a previous inspection. Health inspection …
Biden is said to have picked Mandy Cohen to lead the CDC
President Biden plans to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen, the former North Carolina health secretary who led her state through the tumultuous first two years of …