Kate Wells
ReporterKate Wells is a Peabody Award-winning journalist currently covering public health. She was a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist for her abortion coverage. Wells previously co-hosted Believed, a nine-part podcast series drawing millions of downloads and numerous awards. She and co-host Lindsey Smith received the prestigious Livingston Award for Young Journalists.
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It's a combination of Mycoplasma-related pneumonia, a surge of whooping cough, a record number of pediatric flu deaths, and the start of RSV season that's raising concerns about overwhelming pediatric resources again. -
Already, nearly a million Michiganders have cast their absentee ballots. -
So far, several Michigan health systems say they haven't had to delay surgeries, unlike hospitals in other states. -
The union representing some 2,700 respiratory therapists, phlebotomists and other health care workers said it reached a tentative, three-year agreement with the health system on Monday night. -
The audio appears to be of Ono discussing "unbalanced" pressure from Congress to crack down on antisemitism, and not Islamophobia. But critics says the school is ignoring "what's happening to Muslims on campus.” -
Today, a conversation with Kate Wells about Flint’s groundbreaking child health and welfare program, and the gained interest for a possible Upper Peninsula expansion. -
The group called on the U.S. State Department to act to prevent additional deaths of Americans in Lebanon, days after a Michigan man's family said he was killed there. -
Virtually 100% of babies in Flint are receiving up to $7,500 in cash aid, no strings attached. Now, that program is trying to expand to more Michigan communities, including the rural eastern Upper Peninsula. But first, they have to raise millions in private funding. -
Some Ascension hospitals will take on the Henry Ford Health name, but will retain their Catholic identity, including possible restrictions on reproductive healthcare. -
“There's a pervasive belief out there that if you get low-income people cash, they’ll spend it on drugs and alcohol," the lead author said. "And I think this is one of the most rigorous pieces of evidence to show that that's not necessarily the case.”
