What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, RSV, COVID, slip and fall injuries, cough, fever
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, RSV, COVID, slip and fall injuries, cough, feverHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Croup, infections, stomach viruses, flu, allergies
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Croup, infections, stomach viruses, flu, allergiesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
UK commits to ensuring 'poignant' COVID memorial wall in London will be preserved
Read full article: UK commits to ensuring 'poignant' COVID memorial wall in London will be preservedThe British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved.
Trial of former Congolese rebel leader Lumbala over wartime atrocities opens in Paris
Read full article: Trial of former Congolese rebel leader Lumbala over wartime atrocities opens in ParisThe trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Hand, foot, and mouth disease, seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Hand, foot, and mouth disease, seasonal allergies, asthma flare-upsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: COVID, asthma flare-ups, croup, respiratory viruses
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: COVID, asthma flare-ups, croup, respiratory virusesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Antetokounmpo says he's 'locked in' with Bucks while noting possibility he could change his mind
Read full article: Antetokounmpo says he's 'locked in' with Bucks while noting possibility he could change his mindGiannis Antetokounmpo reaffirmed that he’s “locked in” with the Milwaukee Bucks while acknowledging the possibility that could eventually change depending on how things develop over the next several months.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: COVID, upper respiratory infections, sports injuries, Croup
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: COVID, upper respiratory infections, sports injuries, CroupHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 response
Read full article: Former New York Gov. Cuomo apologizes to Jewish community for his COVID-19 responseAndrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Whooping cough, strep throat, sports injuries
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Whooping cough, strep throat, sports injuriesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting
Read full article: West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meetingFour Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Colds, viruses, rashes, allergies
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Colds, viruses, rashes, allergiesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics
Read full article: Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump's biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skepticsPresident Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as recently as last week, praised it as a major achievement.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Asthma, allergies, COVID, stomach viruses, sports injuries
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Asthma, allergies, COVID, stomach viruses, sports injuriesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Heat-related illnesses, stomach viruses, asthma flare-ups
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Heat-related illnesses, stomach viruses, asthma flare-upsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Michigan officials still recommend COVID-19 vaccine for kids, pregnant women. Here’s what to know
Read full article: Michigan officials still recommend COVID-19 vaccine for kids, pregnant women. Here’s what to knowThe CDC removed the COVID-19 vaccine from the immunization schedule for healthy children and healthy pregnant women, but the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is still recommending the vaccine for those groups.
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
Read full article: FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staffA top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.
Detroit man gets 24 months in prison for $14.5M PPP loan fraud scheme, officials say
Read full article: Detroit man gets 24 months in prison for $14.5M PPP loan fraud scheme, officials sayA Detroit man has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $14.5 million in restitution in connection with a fraud scheme involving COVID-19 pandemic relief loans, officials said.
CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots
Read full article: CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shotsThe nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.
WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes
Read full article: WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakesThe World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis.
Army enlists 3 active duty soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, corrects other numbers
Read full article: Army enlists 3 active duty soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine, corrects other numbersThe Army said it has reenlisted three active duty soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, as it works to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order that troops be rehired and given back pay.
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments
Read full article: Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departmentsFederal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, COVID, RSV, Norovirus, stomach viruses, pneumonia
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, COVID, RSV, Norovirus, stomach viruses, pneumoniaHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, RSV, stomach viruses, Norovirus, COVID-19
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, RSV, stomach viruses, Norovirus, COVID-19Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Book Review: 'Disposable' a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Book Review: 'Disposable' a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemicJournalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”.
The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusals
Read full article: The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusalsThe Pentagon says the military services must again ask troops who were forced out or who voluntarily left the military due to the COVID vaccine whether they want to reenlist.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, stomach viruses, RSV, COVID, Norovirus, common colds
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, stomach viruses, RSV, COVID, Norovirus, common coldsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, COVID, pneumonia, slip & fall injuries
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, COVID, pneumonia, slip & fall injuriesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, strep throat, COVID, RSV, pneumonia, asthma flare-ups
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, strep throat, COVID, RSV, pneumonia, asthma flare-upsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: RSV, sinus infections, COVID, slip & falls, stomach viruses
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: RSV, sinus infections, COVID, slip & falls, stomach virusesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: RSV, flu, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, COVID, slip & falls
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: RSV, flu, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, COVID, slip & fallsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
Read full article: Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changesThe Biden administration is releasing a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, RSV, mycoplasma pneumonia, strep throat, COVID
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, RSV, mycoplasma pneumonia, strep throat, COVIDHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
Read full article: Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change thatFederal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: RSV, bronchiolitis, slips & falls, flu
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: RSV, bronchiolitis, slips & falls, fluHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Strep throat, colds, viruses, croup
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Strep throat, colds, viruses, croupHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Don't wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines
Read full article: Don't wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccinesHealth officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread.
An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first
Read full article: An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a firstA regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.
Cold and flu season: Understanding why some are more prone to illnesses
Read full article: Cold and flu season: Understanding why some are more prone to illnessesIt seems that some are just more prone to illnesses than others, but why? Is there anything that accounts for the difference, or is there something more at play?
Cold, flu, or COVID-19? Expert guidance from an internal medicine doctor
Read full article: Cold, flu, or COVID-19? Expert guidance from an internal medicine doctorIt can be difficult to determine whether you have a cold, flu or COVID-19, especially this time of year when illnesses begin to ramp up.
What’s Going Around: Asthma & COPD flare-ups, influenza, adenovirus, upper respiratory viruses
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Asthma & COPD flare-ups, influenza, adenovirus, upper respiratory virusesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
Read full article: Wholesale inflation remained cool last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowingWholesale prices in the United States were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s households in the wake of COVID-19.
Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile
Read full article: Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpileSix U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile.
What’s Going Around: COVID, upper respiratory infections, viral pneumonia, seasonal allergies
Read full article: What’s Going Around: COVID, upper respiratory infections, viral pneumonia, seasonal allergiesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around: COVID, seasonal allergies, wasp stings, insect bites, seasonal allergies
Read full article: What’s Going Around: COVID, seasonal allergies, wasp stings, insect bites, seasonal allergiesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19
Read full article: Austrian woman is found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media.
Did Taylor Swift create a new era for food bank donations?
Read full article: Did Taylor Swift create a new era for food bank donations?Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals to help feed the growing number of Americans grappling with rising food and housing costs.
Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
Read full article: Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no costAmericans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting in late September.
Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
Read full article: Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the pastParis Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games.
What’s Going Around: Stomach viruses, allergies, asthma, insect bites
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Stomach viruses, allergies, asthma, insect bitesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Biden continues to recover from COVID-19, stays out of public view after ending his 2024 campaign
Read full article: Biden continues to recover from COVID-19, stays out of public view after ending his 2024 campaignWhite House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor says President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19.
Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
Read full article: Inquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizensAn inquiry into the U.K. government's response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens.
President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, has 'mild symptoms'
Read full article: President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, has 'mild symptoms'President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection.
What’s Going Around: Colds, seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups, bug bites, severe sunburns, COVID, pink eye
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Colds, seasonal allergies, asthma flare-ups, bug bites, severe sunburns, COVID, pink eyeHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around: Outdoor injuries, seasonal allergies, poison ivy
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Outdoor injuries, seasonal allergies, poison ivyHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign
Read full article: As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaignAs COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign.
Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?
Read full article: Past COVID infections may help protect against certain colds. Could it lead to better vaccines?If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency
Read full article: Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergencyA global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
Read full article: ‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squadIf you’re looking for a little bit of that “Top Gun: Maverick” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck.
What’s Going Around: Allergies, asthma flare-ups, stomach viruses, ear infections, scarlet fever, COVID
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Allergies, asthma flare-ups, stomach viruses, ear infections, scarlet fever, COVIDHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around: Seasonal allergies, strep throat, influenza, stomach viruses, COVID
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Seasonal allergies, strep throat, influenza, stomach viruses, COVIDHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
What’s Going Around: Scarlet fever, influenza, upper respiratory infections, stomach viruses, allergies
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Scarlet fever, influenza, upper respiratory infections, stomach viruses, allergiesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles
Read full article: 15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los AngelesAuthorities say more than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles.
What’s Going Around: Spring allergies, Influenza, stomach viruses, asthma flare-ups, COVID, strep throat
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Spring allergies, Influenza, stomach viruses, asthma flare-ups, COVID, strep throatHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Police arrest 22 in EU raids linked to suspected theft of Italy's pandemic funds worth $650 million
Read full article: Police arrest 22 in EU raids linked to suspected theft of Italy's pandemic funds worth $650 millionPolice in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an investigation into the suspected theft of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union.
What’s Going Around: Asthma flare-ups, flu, bronchiolitis, COVID, stomach viruses
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Asthma flare-ups, flu, bronchiolitis, COVID, stomach virusesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?
Read full article: The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
Puerto Rico is entangled in a heated public health debate over vaccines and masks
Read full article: Puerto Rico is entangled in a heated public health debate over vaccines and masksA fiery debate over public health and personal rights has gripped Puerto Rico as legislators clash with medical experts.
Researchers: Connection between Asian American racism and increased gun purchases during COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Researchers: Connection between Asian American racism and increased gun purchases during COVID-19 pandemicThe study looked at the impacts of racism, alcohol abuse and mental distress on the number of gun purchases among Asian Americans.
What’s Going Around: Stomach viruses, strep throat, viral illness with eye problems, influenza
Read full article: What’s Going Around: Stomach viruses, strep throat, viral illness with eye problems, influenzaHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Pakistani leader calls for global unity to fight diseases and emergencies caused by climate change
Read full article: Pakistani leader calls for global unity to fight diseases and emergencies caused by climate changePakistan’s prime minister has called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation.
Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
Read full article: Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC saysThe flu season in the U.S. is getting worse with 38 states reporting high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.