health

A basic tenet of the Affordable Care Act is preventive care: Get people into the health care system before disease or disability set in.But that's…

Seventy-five years ago, one of the most influential books ever written was published. It has sold over 30 million copies. And what's inside this book has…

Since January, Michigan hospitals have been dealing with the effects of a nationwide shortage of a critical supply of intravenous fluid.The fluid is used…

Garrett Peterson was born with a defective windpipe and every day he struggled to breathe. Now, thanks to a 3-D printer, his windpipe has been strengthened and Garrett should soon breathe normally.

The good news is that there seems to be increasing interest in mental health issues at all levels of government.Yesterday, the Michigan Health and…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Flu hospitalizations in Michigan are way up this season because of the spread of the more serious H1N1 strain of the disease.The…

About a dozen flu patients have been in intensive care at University of Michigan hospitals on any given day since the new year began. Some are on advanced…

The United States needs to do a better job of fighting the spread of infectious disease. And so does the state of Michigan.That's according to a report…

Overall, 44% of parents say they'd allow their child to take part in medical research if the child had the disease being studied.Yet only 5% say their…

The number of Michigan deaths from drug overdose has tripled since 1999. The majority of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs.Michigan has the…