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A University of Michigan study looked at data from more than 25,000 participants to see if long term exposure to air pollution had effects on elderly people's health. It found even those without chronic diseases from air pollution needed assistance from family or professionals for everyday living.
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Nearly 900,000 Michigan children will be eligible for a new summer food assistance program.
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We talk with politics reporter Simon Schuster about divides within the Michigan GOP going into the August primary. Then, we met with a University of Michigan professor to hear about drag as performance art in American culture. And, one photographer's artistic journey after her mom's cancer diagnosis.
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The FDA and CDC are investigating reports of severe illnesses after consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies.
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A Michigan Court of Claims judge has entered a provisional order that bars enforcement of a handful of the state's remaining abortion restrictions.
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The procedure was pioneered about a year ago, and could help widen the pool of eligible heart donors for thousands of patients on the waiting list.
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In light of the surgeon general's warning about social media use, Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician at Mott's Children's Hospital, weighs in on the effect unmitigated media use can have on young children. She also talks about how to differentiate healthy and unhealthy media usage.
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Michigan voters put the right to an abortion in the state Constitution in 2022. Since then, the fight has been over what that right actually means, and which restrictions will remain on the books.
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Bridge Michigan provides voters with a new resource page to assist in answering voter questions about candidates and campaigns. Also, the effects of digital media exposure and habits amongst young children and adolescents. Plus, a collaboration with one of our favorite Detroit podcasters, Michaela Ayers.
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Pharmacy chain Rite Aid says in bankruptcy filings that it plans to close a dozen stores in Michigan.
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Worsening air quality and warmer, stormier weather in the Great Lakes region caused by climate change are threatening human healthMichigan medical students are pushing for curriculum changes to address these health threatsAs a result, more medical schools are teaching future doctors about climate change
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"We really are seeing this disproportionate dispensing toward females in particular … and it really has implications for their long-term health," one researcher said.