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News United States » Michigan » Health: Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5823712/michigan-school-vaccine-exemptions-waivers-measles

Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026

A decade ago, Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.

News United States » Michigan » Health: Can you catch hantavirus in Michigan? What experts say

News channel or source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/health/2026/05/08/hantavirus-rare-catch-it-in-michigan/89990856007/?tbref=hp

Published on: Friday 08 May 2026

Here's what you need to know about hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus identified on Dutch cruise ship, and its impact in Michigan.

News United States » Michigan » Health: He built Michigan's Medicaid work requirement system. Now he's warning other states

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5493417/michigan-robert-gordon-medicaid-work-requirements

Published on: Friday 08 August 2025

It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As the Michigan state health director, he had just spent the past year, and some $30 million in state ...

News United States » Michigan » Health: Northern Michigan woman becomes state's first to receive combined intestinal, kidney transplant

News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/northern-michigan-woman-becomes-states-182025532.html

Published on: Tuesday 26 May 2026

In January, Bri Dery became first person in state to receive a combined intestinal and kidney transplant. She lived with a gastrointestinal illness for years.

News United States » Michigan » Health: University of Michigan health center using AI to plan prostate cancer treatments

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/university-of-michigan-health-center-using-ai-to-plan-prostate-cancer-treatments/ar-AA23u0AN

Published on: Monday 18 May 2026

ANN ARBOR, MI — A University of Michigan Health center is using artificial intelligence to help plan treatments for prostate cancer. The UM Health Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer in Ann Arbor ...

News United States » Michigan » Health: Questions swirl about U.S., Michigan's ability to quell hantavirus

News channel or source: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/health/2026/05/14/andes-hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-passengers-mv-hondius-michigan-testing/90072118007/

Published on: Thursday 14 May 2026

The CDC has not used its federal authority to quarantine 41 passengers of the MV Hondius and others who may have been exposed, but seeks cooperation.

News United States » Michigan » Health: Michigan’s Costly Medicaid Work Requirement Offers Warning for Other States

News channel or source: https://www.governing.com/policy/michigans-costly-medicaid-work-requirement-offers-warning-for-other-states

Published on: Wednesday 10 September 2025

Care workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) chant, rally outside the US Capitol on June 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. They came to denounce the impact to patients, families and ...

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