Dr. Watson, Chief Medical officer at MidMichigan Health shares why it is now more important than ever to vaccinate for the upcoming flu season.
How United Way of Midland County and Corteva are working closely with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and Hidden Harvest to address food insecurity right here in our backyard.
Medical professionals are certainly not immune to a widespread spike in mental health challenges, and several new initiatives have sought to provide them much-needed support.
Beyond the color-coded counties and line graphs we've all seen, data sharing has helped Michigan's many health providers better understand and respond to the pandemic.
A new dental center in Bay City will offer services to patients with Medicaid and no insurance. My Community Dental Center also will accept private insurance.
Bay County has a higher percentage of people over 62 than any other county in the state. The County Department of Aging is rising to the challenge of meeting the social and nutritional needs of those seniors during the pandemic.
A new documentary from Delta College Public Media explains how Michigan's 47,600 farms contribute more than $104 billion to the state's economy each year.
While the water is long gone, the damage still remains and that is now the focus of the Long-Term Recovery Group for the 2020 Mid-Michigan flooding.
Brian Rueger started an Auburn chapter of a national organization that builds bunk beds for kids without a place to sleep. The first community build day is September 12 in Midland.
As Flint kids begin online-only schooling, opportunities for physical exercise and nutrition education will be scarce. But a team of Crim Fitness Foundation staffers is working to address that by bringing the Crim’s Nutrition Program (CrimFit) out of the classroom and into families' homes.
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