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Michigan’s COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants were unconstitutional, appellate court rules

The state’s health department imposed the order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

By Steve Neavling
Jun 30, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Restaurants, Michigan, Elizabeth Hertel, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Court of Appeals, COVID-19
Michigan

Nearly 100 E. coli cases reported in 3 Michigan counties, prompting health advisory

The number of infections are up nearly 5 times the same period last year

By Steve Neavling
Aug 17, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, News, Health, E. coli, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Oakland County, Ottawa County, Kent County
Metro Detroit

Second case of monkeypox in Michigan confirmed in Detroit resident

Monkeypox is believed to be fatal in 6% of the cases

By Steve Neavling
Jul 8, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Monkeypox, health, Michigan, Detroit, vaccine, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan

Mosquitoes infected with Jamestown canyon virus found in Michigan

Six Michigan residents were sickened with the virus last year

By Steve Neavling
Jun 23, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Mosquitoes, Jamestown Canyon virus, Michigan, virus, health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Michigan

Not sure where to find COVID-19 treatments? Michigan health dept. offers new online tool

COVID-19 cases are expected to increase through May

By Steve Neavling
May 2, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, COVID-19, health, virus, COVID-19 treatments, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Natasha Bagdasarian
Metro Detroit

Free, at-home COVID-19 tests are now available at select library branches in metro Detroit

By Randiah Camille Green
Jan 14, 2022

Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, Detroit Public Library, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Metro Detroit

Michigan's health department says it won't follow CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines (for now)

By Lee DeVito
Dec 30, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, Michigan, MDHHS, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Metro Detroit

COVID-19 tests are in high demand as omicron cases surge in Michigan

By Steve Neavling
Dec 29, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, at-home tests, COVID-19 tests, Denise Fair Razo, Detroit, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Metro Detroit

COVID-19 patients are overwhelming Michigan's health care system, but there are no plans to open field hospitals

By Steve Neavling
Dec 21, 2021

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Covid-19, Gov. Whitmer, hospitals, President Biden, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Elizabeth Hertel, vaccines, omicron, ventilators, intensive care units, field hospitals
Metro Detroit

3 omicron cases confirmed in metro Detroit, bringing state total to six

By Steve Neavling
Dec 17, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, omicron, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, coronavirus, variant, Oakland County, Wayne County, Washtenaw County
Metro Detroit

Michigan confirms 2 more omicron cases as variant rapidly spreads nationwide

By Steve Neavling
Dec 16, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, omicron, coronavirus, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, health, Genesee County
Metro Detroit

First case of omicron variant confirmed in Michigan as hospitals fill up from COVID-19 cases

By Steve Neavling
Dec 10, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, health, Omicron, variant, Kent County, ventilators, Elizabeth Hertel, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian
Metro Detroit

Conservative Livingston County Facebook group hit with restrictions, leader threatened school board members

By Steve Neavling
Dec 7, 2021

Tags: Moms for Liberty, Livingston County, social media, Facebook, COVID-19, health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, FBI
Metro Detroit

COVID-19 hospitalizations reach alarming rate as new cases soar in Michigan

By Steve Neavling
Nov 23, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, Michigan, hospitals, Health and Hospital Association, health, vaccines, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Metro Detroit

Health officials worried that flu outbreak at University of Michigan is just the beginning

By Steve Neavling
Nov 18, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, flu, Beaumont Health, health, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, University of Michigan
Metro Detroit

City of Detroit urges parents to get young children vaccinated. But will they listen?

By Steve Neavling
Nov 5, 2021

Tags: Detroit, Michigan, COVID-19, coronavirus, vaccinations, Mayor Duggan, Denise Fair, Detroit Health Department, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Schools, Detroit Public Schools Community district, Nicolai Vitti
Metro Detroit

Michigan schools without mask mandates have the most severe outbreaks

By Steve Neavling
Nov 2, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, health, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, schools, education, masks, Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County
Metro Detroit

Michigan reports its first case of COVID-19 in a cat

By Steve Neavling
Oct 19, 2021

Tags: COVID-19, cat, virus, pets, michigan, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Metro Detroit

Michigan abandons plan to ban flavored vaping products in favor of new approach

By Steve Neavling
Oct 8, 2021

Tags: Michigan, vaping, nicotine, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, state Senate, Gov. Whitmer
Metro Detroit

Michigan health department urges schools to require masks as COVID-19 surges

By Lee DeVito
Aug 26, 2021

Tags: Michigan, MDHHS, COVID-19, coronavirus, school, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services