Nationwide abortion ban could raise maternal death rate by 24%, study suggests
Banning abortion nationwide would also severely impact Black people, increasing maternal deaths by as much as 39%, the study found.
Nearly 70% of medical debt will be removed from US credit reports
Patient advocates call the move a huge advance, but they question whether medical debt should be on credit reports at all.
Senate approves sweeping expansion of benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
The bill's passage sets a course that could help millions who served after Sept. 11, 2001.
Transforming into the Hulk helps 4-year-old boy overcome fear of medical treatments
A 4-year-old boy with epilepsy overcame his fear of going to the hospital by dressing as the Hulk.
Advanced urgent care coming to east side Detroit neighborhood thanks to Motor City Match
A neighborhood on Detroit's east side is getting a new urgent care clinic thanks to money from Motor City Match.
Hundreds of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria
More than 1,300 urban areas will now be designated rural.
Obesity drug helped people lose over 20% of body weight in trials, drugmaker says
A new experimental drug could be a game-changer in treating obesity if clinical trials prove true, experts say.
Henry Ford doctors reconstruct tongue with cancer patient's arm muscle
Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital used a woman's arm muscle to reconstruct her tongue after she needed surgery for tongue cancer.
26-year-old Detroit mother battles stage 5 kidney disease
Her plea now is to find a donor - so she can be there for her kids and live a full life.
Beaumont Outpatient Campus opens in Livonia this week
Beaumont's Outpatient Campus opens this week in Livonia.
Ruth Ellis Clairmount Center plans new Henry Ford Health clinic to help homeless LGBTQ+ youth
A Henry Ford Health clinic at the Ruth Ellis Clairmount Center will provide medical care to homeless LGBTQ+ youth.
Quadriplegic crash victim beats State Farm in court to keep full-time health care
But in September of last year, State Farm Insurance stopped paying for Gedda’s care - all because of changes to Michigan’s no-fault insurance law. But then, a surprising court decision changed everything.
How Beaumont is working to create a more equitable health care environment
April is National Minority Health Month. Beaumont is working this month and all the time to create a more equitable health care environment.
Getting a colonoscopy, catching colon cancer early is key to surviving disease
A colon cancer survivor hopes her story can encourage others to get a colonoscopy done.
Auto insurance reform has decimated long-term health care for crash survivors, families say
Families of catastrophic crash survivors took their push to change the new no-fault insurance law to the State Capitol. They tried to make their case to House Speaker Jason Wentworth - but he never showed. Then police demanded the group leave.
Man's keloid scarring growing over 75 percent of body but insurance won't cover surgery
The Detroit man had worked as a nursing assistant but because of the keloids that limit his mobility, his job became too strenuous. The procedure he needs is considered cosmetic and insurance won't cover it.
Former Red Wing Vladimir Konstantinov to lose injury care due to state's no-fault change
Jim Bellanca, speaking on behalf of his friend, said he hopes the ex-NHL player’s story can sway Michigan lawmakers to fix its no-fault auto insurance reform linked to injury care resulting from vehicle accidents.
Expert: Options available for nurses with burnout - but want to stay in healthcare
"Nurses are at a pivotal point where we have a great deal of nurses retiring from the profession," she said. "We have several nurses, all over the country right now, that are at a point of burnout.
Biden: US to make 1 billion at-home COVID-19 tests free for Americans
President Joe Biden directed his team to double its procurement of at-home COVID-19 tests to be delivered for free to Americans, along with N95 masks.
COVID vaccine mandate: Supreme Court weighs rules for businesses, health care
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate mandate for health care workers.