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Damar Hamlin's condition has improved after cardiac arrest, his team says

Buffalo Bills player is "neurologically intact" after collapsing on the pitch due to a cardiac arrest.

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Whatโ€™s Going Around: RSV, COVID -- hereโ€™s whatโ€™s spreading the most in Metro Detroit

Hereโ€™s our weekly round up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

Health: 'My illness is so rare it doesn't have a name'

After years of battling, Debbie Schwartz hopes the UK's first clinic of its type will give answers.

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Inuit Greenlanders demand answers over Danish birth control scandal

Denmark and Greenland agree to investigate traumatising birth control procedures on Inuit Greenlanders.

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More than 500 Michigan doctors agree to support lawsuit challenging abortion ban

Michigan voters will decide the future of abortion care in November, but until then there are still multiple court cases playing out.

Dariรฉn Gap: Where migrant children's tears run dry

Doctors treating migrants crossing the jungle in the Darien Gap describe their patients' desperation.

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How the battle over abortion rights in Michigan is impacting providers, patients

Michiganโ€™s battle over abortion rights keeps shifting and changing with access to the procedure hanging in the balance.

Doctors warn of industrial action amid pay squeeze

Medics say pay has fallen by up to 30% since 2008 once inflation is taken into account.

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Michigan Medicine reports financial gains in fiscal year 2022

Michigan Medicine's financial results for fiscal year 2022 were presented during U-M's June 16 Board of Regents meeting.

Superheroes surprise patients at U-Mโ€™s Mott Childrenโ€™s Hospital in Ann Arbor

Superhero window washers gave patients hospitalized at Mott Children's Hospital a show on Thursday.

'Safe To Be Me' LGBT conference cancelled after boycott

Over 100 LGBT+ groups had vowed to boycott the "Safe To Be Me" event over the government's stance on conversion therapy.

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Man urges others not to ignore symptoms after doctors find 100+ potentially cancerous polyps in his colon

Doctors made a stunning discovery when a young father suffering digestive troubles came in for treatment.

Pregnant women to receive life-saving pre-eclampsia check

The test gives an early warning of a condition that can be fatal for the mother and baby, new guidelines say.

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21 Metro Detroiters from 14 cities named in doctor-run opioid scheme tied to painful back injections

Twenty-one people from at least 14 different cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have been named in a doctor-run scheme that involved addicted patients and drug dealers agreeing to painful, unnecessary back injections in exchange for opioids, federal officials said.

Flashpoint Interview: Health experts discuss US, Canada pandemic policies

Two health experts join us this week to discuss pandemic policies in the U.S. and in Canada, and how they intersect.

Morning Briefing Feb. 5, 2022: Man dealing with symptoms more than a year after getting COVID; Potholes on US-23

Here are this morning's top stories.

What do nurses fear lately on the job? These responses are heavy, but worth the read

Did you have any idea just how many health care workers are nervous about a physical attack on the job?

What do nurses wish you knew about COVID-19? These answers should be required reading.

Just last week, we asked: If youโ€™re a health care worker, what are you seeing lately on the job?

Spain doctors win suit for lack of protection from COVID-19

Spainโ€™s medical community has scored a victory after a court ordered that a regional government compensate doctors with up to 49,000 euros ($56,000) for having to work without personal protection suits during the devastating early months of the pandemic

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How to pick the right health care coverage

Choosing the right health care plan can be a difficult decision.

Share: Doctors and nurses, what are you experiencing lately on the job?

Does it still seem like the COVID-19 pandemic just started, or do you feel like weโ€™ve been dealing with this reality for ages?

U-M: Health risks in mothers can last up to one year after delivery

New research focused on health risks in mothers more than six weeks postpartum.

Got a cold? Get a COVID-19 test. University of Chicago expert explains the doโ€™s and donโ€™ts of testing during omicron.

A guide to COVID-19 testing during the omicron surge, including when to get a COVID test (anytime you have cold symptoms) and when you can rely on home test kits, and when you have to stand in line for a PCR test.

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Long Covid: 'I have to choose between walking and talking'

People say their lives have been ruined by long Covid, amid fears the number of sufferers is rising.

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Doctors said she wouldnโ€™t wake from a coma for 30 years and she proved them wrong

Doctors told the parents of then 17-year-old Heather Campbell that their daughter would be in a coma for at least 30 years after a devastating car crash.

Covid: No vaccine passport expansion in Scotland and new advice in Northern Ireland

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday evening.

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St. Joseph Mercy hospitals receive national safety distinction for preventative practices

The distinction from the independent national watchdog organization recognizes how hospitals prevent medical errors and harm to patients.

Bosnian doctors brace for new wave as virus rages in region

Doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave of the coronavirus in the Balkan nation, which has a low vaccination rate and has been among the hardest hit countries in Europe earlier in the pandemic

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Will complacency damage Covid booster rollout?

Millions of over-50s and others have had a third jab - but could they have been rolled out more quickly?

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COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11: Hereโ€™s what to expect this week

The go-ahead for Pfizerโ€™s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 could come this week after clearing the first two hurdles.

Whatโ€™s going around Metro Detroit: RSV, allergies, viruses, bronchiolitis

Allergies are flaring up and viruses are on the rise, too, in children and adults in Metro Detroit.

Mental Health Matters: How to spot and help children in crisis

Local 4 spoke with two doctors about spotting mental health issues in children and how parents can help.

Mental Health Matters: How to spot and help children in crisis

Local 4 spoke with two doctors about spotting mental health issues in children and how parents can help.

Thinking about celebrating Health Week? How to do it right

A big celebration will be kicking off in the D, and you and your loved ones are invited to take part.

Reversal on Daily Aspirin Shows Medicineโ€™s Weak Spot

When doctors recommendย untested remedies toย healthy patients, they sometimes get the โ€œbetter safe than sorryโ€ย equation mixed up.

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4 reasons to consider getting medical tests done at home

Many are under the impression that getting medical tests always means driving to a doctorโ€™s office or hospital.

Will Doctors Who Spread Misinformation Ever Be Stopped?

In July, the Federation of State Medical Boards warned that doctors could be punished for spreading COVID misinformation.

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Will Doctors Who Spread Misinformation Ever Be Stopped?

In July, the Federation of State Medical Boards warned that doctors could be punished for spreading COVID misinformation.

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Doctors Urge Americans To Get Vaccinated As Flu Season Nears

Doctors say it's safe to get the COVID vaccine and flu shot at the same time.

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KGTV: Should Americans Skip Labor Day Travel?

Doctors told our sister station that COVID cases are likely to spike after Labor Day.

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WXYZ: Michigan Hospitals Brace For A Fall COVID Surge

Doctors across the country are urging people to get vaccinated to help stop the spread of COVID variants.

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WFTS: Pediatric COVID Cases Keep Climbing In Florida

Doctors urge parents to vaccinate their kids as soon as they're able to.

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KGTV: Why Are Winter Illnesses Spiking Early This Year?

Doctors says they're treating more cases of the common cold, flue and RSV in kids.

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Doctors Stress The Importance Of Annual Physicals For Kids

Physical exams can detect health conditions early on.

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WFTS: Doctor Urges COVID Tests For Students

Doctors recommend tests for kids even if they only have mild symptoms.

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WFTS: Doctor Urges COVID Tests For Students

Doctors recommend tests for kids even if they only have mild symptoms.

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KSTU: Utah's ICUs Are Filling Back Up Fast

Local doctors continue to urge vaccines as more COVID-19 patients require intense care.

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KSTU: Utah's ICUs Are Filling Back Up Fast

Local doctors continue to urge vaccines as more COVID-19 patients require intense care.

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Doctors Work To Make PTSD Treatment Shot More Widely Available

One veteran says the shot, called a stellate ganglion block, helped relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

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WXYZ: Tracking Michigan's Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases

Michigan doctors say they're admitting more and more unvaccinated people into hospitals.

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WXYZ: Michigan Doctors Push Vaccines As Delta Variant Spreads

Doctors say current COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant.

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WXYZ: Michigan Doctors Push Vaccines As Delta Variant Spreads

Doctors say current COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the Delta variant.

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WLEX: Mask Debate In Schools Continues As COVID Cases Spike

Doctors say more and more kids and teens are testing positive for COVID-19.

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WCPO: Vaccinated Ohio Couple Contracts COVID-19 While On Vacation

Doctors told the couple their symptoms are consistent with the Delta strain.

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'My window visit helped save my sonโ€™s life after kidney failure'

Luke Horne was self-isolating because he thought he had Covid - but his dad spotted something else was wrong.

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University of Michigan: โ€˜Summer baby surgeโ€™ expected after slowed pandemic conception rates

Experts at Michigan Medicine have used modeling to predict an upcoming baby boom.

WKBW: Doctors Debunk Myths About COVID-19 Immunity

Doctors say those who've had COVID-19 still need to get vaccinated.

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Return visits to hospital for additional care were common for many early COVID-19 patients as the diseaseโ€™s impact lingered, new study finds

A Northwestern Medicine study, published Friday in a peer-reviewed science journal that focuses on aging, found that more than 20% of the surviving COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the hospital during the first month of the pandemic returned to the hospital within four months.

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Return visits to hospital for additional care were common for many early COVID-19 patients as the diseaseโ€™s impact lingered, new study finds

A Northwestern Medicine study, published Friday in a peer-reviewed science journal that focuses on aging, found that more than 20% of the surviving COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the hospital during the first month of the pandemic returned to the hospital within four months.

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Metro Detroit children 12 and up receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Many Metro Detroit doctors and nurses brought got their children vaccinated on Saturday.

Chicago area health systems hope to start vaccinating kids ages 12 to 15 Thursday

Chicago area health systems hope to start vaccinating kids ages 12 to 15 Thursday

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In Argentina, doctors adapt as COVID-19 strains hospitals

Many doctors in Argentina have become experts at intubation during the current outbreak of coronavirus cases that has filled clinics in Buenos Aires and nearby towns with patients

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KMGH: Colorado Woman Details Reaction To The J&J COVID Shot

Doctors found clots in her lungs and brain.

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Michigan Medicine employees to get new โ€˜recharge roomsโ€™ thanks to donors

At least 25% of medical employees at U-M reported burnout during the pandemic.

Metro Detroit frontline workers share their reasons for getting COVID vaccine

Local 4 checked in with frontline workers now that vaccinations efforts are underway.

Metro Detroit twin sister doctors fight COVID-19 together

Two twin sisters are bringing a surprising perspective to the battle against COVID-19.

Beaumont Royal Oak doctor says hospitals are at critical levels due to COVID surge

A doctor at Beaumont Royal Oak hospital is speaking out about what heโ€™s been seeing.

U-Mโ€™s Mott Childrenโ€™s Hospital creates buttons of friendly faces for teams treating children

Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital now wear buttons with their faces on them to improve patient experience while masks remain a critical safety measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mott Childrenโ€™s Hospital can now safely see what their care team looks like. โ€œBeing at the hospital can be a scary and nerve-racking experience for children,โ€ Luanne Thomas Ewald, chief operating officer at Mott and Von Voigtlander Womenโ€™s Hospital said in a statement. โ€œWe recognize that COVID precautions may make it difficult for some patients to recognize the people who are taking care of them. โ€œCurrent restrictions are critical to keeping our hospital community safe but also limit some human interactions that show you care.

Historic Dunbar Hospital: Detroitโ€™s first for Black residents

DETROIT โ€“ Black doctors needed to establish their own hospitals in 20th-century Detroit due to segregation. Dunbar Hospital was the first of its kind in the city. The house that was once this hospital still stands at 580 Frederick Street. Hereโ€™s its story -- watch the video above. To learn more go here: BlackScrollNetworkMore: Black History Month sectionRelated: Work underway to restore Underground Railroad safe house in Walled Lake

Michigan lung transplant recipient dies from COVID-19 spread by donor lungs

A Michigan woman tragically died of COVID-19 from the transplanted lungs that were supposed to save her life. Lung transplants are still being done. In fact, a lung transplant can save the life of someone whose lungs have been destroyed by COVID-19. Three days after her lung transplant, she developed fevers and worsening lung function. VIEW: Tracking Michigan COVID-19 vaccine doses ๐Ÿ’‰In studying what happened, the viruses from the donor, the recipient and the surgeon all underwent genetic sequencing.

Metro Detroit doctor encourages people to pay more attention to their heart health

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. โ€“ February is Heart Month and experts said that itโ€™s a critical time for people to start paying more attention to their heart health. Experts said that 65 percent of heart patients putting off screenings or routine checkups. READ: COVID-19 cardiac study suggests increased heart health risks for patientsSt. Clair Shores cardiologist Dr. Joan Crawford has seen the tragic consequences in her own patients. Crawford encourages everyone to get regular screenings and seek help right away if they have any concerning symptoms. READ: More Heart Month coverage

WATCH: U-M Mott Childrenโ€™s experts discuss returning to in-person learning

Screenshot from the live Q&A session by experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Jan. 28, 2021. Mott Childrenโ€™s Hospital hosted a live Q&A session for parents who have questions and concerns about returning to face-to-face learning during the coronavirus pandemic. โ€œSchools do need to keep kids from congregating,โ€ said Tribble, who said that talking in close groups does raise the risk of transmission. โ€œMask wearing remains number one for population spread,โ€ said Terry Bravender, chief of adolescent medicine at Mott.

Canton teen miraculously survives brain aneurysm with mother at her side

DETROIT โ€“ Doctors told a Metro Detroit mother that her daughter would likely die after blood vessels in the teenโ€™s brain suddenly ruptured. Despite the odds, the teen miraculously survived. With her daughter on the brink of death the mother sold her salon to be by the teenโ€™s side. I really, Iโ€™m just happy,โ€ said Tiffany Bernard, whose daughter managed to survive the brain aneurysm. Doctors stated her daughter had likely suffered a brain aneurysm and would not survive.

Michigan Medicine expands eligibility for systemwide COVID-19 vaccination

A nurse holds vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine above a deep freeze cooler at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 31, 2020. ANN ARBOR โ€“ Michigan Medicine announced in an email to staff on Monday that it has expanded the Phase 1A COVID-19 vaccine priority group after administering more than 11,000 vaccines since Dec. 14. Based on recommendations from the state, those now eligible for a Phase 1A vaccine at University of Michigan include:Anyone serving in a role at Michigan Medicine or University of Michigan who works in a clinical setting (i.e. hospital, ambulatory clinic, home care) and is not able to work exclusively remotely is able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine now as part of Phase 1A. Michigan Medicine is administering vaccines seven days a week.

U-M begins COVID-19 vaccinations at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR โ€“ Michigan Stadium reopened its doors on Thursday morning after months of closure as a new site for Michigan Medicineโ€™s sweeping COVID-19 vaccination program. Michigan Medicine aims to eventually vaccinate 2,000 people per day at The Big House, said David Miller, urologist and Chief Clinical Officer at U-Mโ€™s Cardiovascular Hospital. Signs guide individuals to Michigan Medicine's COVID Vaccine Clinic at the Jack Roth Stadium Club at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 31, 2020. Individuals are seen being monitored for 15 minutes after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 31, 2020. A nurse holds vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine above a deep freeze cooler at Michigan Stadium on Dec. 31, 2020.

Chicago makes plans for first mass vaccination sites as health care workers outside hospitals are slated for shots

โ€œThat would be doctorsโ€™ offices and COVID testing sites that are at higher risk for COVID,โ€ she said. โ€œWeโ€™re looking at which sites are doing a lot of COVID testing, where are we seeing a lot of positive tests, where do we see a lot of deaths?โ€

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First Washtenaw County Health Department staff receive COVID-19 vaccinations

YPSILANTI, Mich. โ€“ Staff at Washtenaw County Health Department received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. โ€œIโ€™m so excited to be vaccinated, and I donโ€™t have to wait because itโ€™s my job to vaccinate others,โ€ said Christina Zilke, registered nurse and nursing supervisor with Washtenaw County Health Department in a release. The Health Department received an initial supply of 1,950 doses of the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech vaccine. READ: First Michigan Medicine employees receive COVID-19 vaccineNurse practitioner Cathy Wilczynski vaccinates Washtenaw County Health Department medical director Juan Marquez (left) and emergency preparedness administrator Cindra James (right). (Washtenaw County Health Department)โ€œWeโ€™re feeling both grateful and optimistic as we begin this vaccination process,โ€ said Jimena Loveluck, MSW, health officer for Washtenaw County in the release.

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor receives COVID-19 vaccines, begins vaccinations

A healthcare worker at St. Joe's Ann Arbor holds up a sticker that says "I Got Vaccinated" as COVID-19 vaccinations get underway. ANN ARBOR โ€“ The first shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived at four hospitals within the Mercy Health and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System on Thursday, including St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland and Mercy Health Saint Maryโ€™s in Grand Rapids and Mercy Health Muskegon. Mercy Health Muskegon received 1,950 doses while the other three hospitals received 975. All hospitals within Trinity Health Michigan have ultra-cold freezers capable of storing the vaccines. For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit www.stjoeshealth.org/vaccine.

First Michigan Medicine employees receive COVID-19 vaccine

ANN ARBOR โ€“ Michigan Medicine began vaccinating its frontline workers against COVID-19 on Monday, with an initial group of five employees. MORE: University of Michigan Hospital workers show what โ€˜reconstitutingโ€™ COVID vaccine meansOn Monday morning, Michigan Medicine received an initial shipment of 1,950 of the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech vaccine. Roughly 40 Michigan Medicine employees are expected to be vaccinated starting Tuesday with vaccinations increasing next week, depending on supply. The first five employees at Michigan Medicine to receive the COVID-19 vaccine pose for a photo on Dec. 14, 2020. These groups will be determined by Michigan Medicineโ€™s COVID-19 Vaccine & Therapeutics Taskforce which is following recommendations from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Answering COVID questions: What is the science behind these vaccines?

Questions about the vaccine scienceMany people have questions about the two vaccines closest to approval. Will the benefit outweigh the risk in this case?โ€Both the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines, meaning they are not live virus vaccines. itโ€™s estimated that over a period of weeks the mRNA is naturally destroyed after it has been used to produce spike proteins. Should you get an antibody test to determine your ranking for the vaccine? Another related question is if you should get an antibody test to help determine your ranking for receiving the vaccine?

Michigan doctors urge restaurants to keep customers safe from COVID-19 by avoiding rush to reopen

DETROIT โ€“ Doctors in Michigan are urging restaurants to help keep people safer by avoiding a rush to reopen. They are asking restaurants to continue the pause on indoor dining to minimize infections. Rosalie and her husband Joe Vicari own the Vicari restaurant group, with high-end restaurants like Joe Muer Seafood, Brownies On The Lake and multiple Andiamo Italian restaurants. READ: Andiamo owners urge Michigan restaurants to defy shutdown order, reopen if โ€˜3-week pauseโ€™ extendsGov. โ€œAll of us want people to get back to work and businesses to reopen responsibly, but Mr. Vicariโ€™s call to reopen no matter the health risk is reckless.

Michigan Medicine joins countryโ€™s top hospitals in #MaskUp campaign as COVID-19 surges nationwide

ANN ARBOR โ€“ Michigan Medicine has partnered with about 100 of the countryโ€™s top health care systems urging Americans to mask up as COVID-19 cases reach record-breaking highs. Over the past two weeks, more than 900 medical workers at Mayo Clinic tested positive for COVID-19. The message reads:โ€œAs the top nationally-ranked hospitals, we know itโ€™s tough that we all need to do our part and keep wearing masks. However now is exactly the wrong time to let up,โ€ Marschall S. Runge, CEO of Michigan Medicine and dean of the U-M Medical School said in a statement. โ€œBut for now, we have to use the tools that we know work: wearing masks, staying socially distant and washing hands.

Michigan Medicine announces restrictions to visitors as statewide COVID-19 cases surge

ANN ARBOR โ€“ Michigan Medicine announced Monday it has added visitor restrictions at its hospitals and clinics to curb the spread of COVID-19 and to protect patients and staff. Visitors, including family, are required to wear a face covering that covers their nose and mouth at all Michigan Medicine properties, including inside a patientโ€™s room. No visitors will be allowed in clinics for adult patients unless the patient has a physical or cognitive impairment that requires assistance. We hope that by adding these restrictions, we will better protect everyone from COVID-19,โ€ Washer continued. โ€œLimiting visitors and requiring a mask at all times will help reduce the spread of infection.โ€Related reading:

State officials urge Michiganders to take precaution as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the holidays

LANSING, Mich. โ€“ On the day that Michigan hospital systems banded together to put out the alert on the rise of COVID-19 cases, Gov. โ€˜No area of the state is sparedโ€™: How COVID-19 is trending in all 8 Michigan regionsA spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey said โ€œSen. As state officials announce 6,000 new COVID-19 cases daily in Michigan, hospitalizations are starting to trend in wrong direction. During a virtual discussion with the presidents and CEOS of major Michigan health systems, the most pressing concern isnโ€™t space, but staff availability. COVID-19 cases in Michigan are at an all-time high, and Gov.

4 doctors, 2 nurse practitioners, 3 pharmacists among 19 indicted in Metro Detroit drug scheme

DETROIT โ€“ Four doctors, two nurse practitioners and three pharmacists are among the 19 people who have been indicted in connection with an elaborate drug scheme that went on for years, officials said. The opioid epidemic is still very much a problem in Metro Detroit, with people addicted to and dying from pain pills, heroin and fentanyl. Oxycodone, Percocet and hydrocodone are powerful pain pills that were pedaled on the streets for cash. โ€œThese people are greedy and they donโ€™t care about the average citizen,โ€ said Steve Dolunt, the former assistant Detroit police chief. โ€œAverage people, some people, have pain,โ€ Dolunt said.

โ€˜Power of positiveโ€™: Michigan conjoined twins separated

ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ€“ Doctors at the University of Michigan have separated 1-year-old conjoined twin sisters. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin of Petersburg, Michigan, each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. โ€œIโ€™m a father of twins and know twins are very close,โ€ Mychaliska said. The parents, Alyson and Phil Irwin, learned about the conjoined twins during a pregnancy ultrasound in 2019, four months before the birth by cesarean section. โ€œThis has been a giant experiment in the power of positive and the power of prayer," Phil said.

Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19

NEW YORK In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese. But there's some evidence that obesity itself can increase the likelihood of serious complications from a coronavirus infection. The increased risk for serious COVID-19 illness appears more pronounced with extreme obesity, or a BMI of 40 or higher. One study found an increased risk for death from COVID-19 for people with severe obesity, but only among men. They need a machine to help just do the work, said Dr. David Kass of Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, who has co-authored a study on obesity and severe COVID-19 illness.

State Medical Executive urges Michiganders to get vaccinated against flu this Fall

Doctors urging people to get vaccinated amid pandemicIf you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

Frontline workers struggle with burnout amid pandemic

DETROIT โ€“ Health care workers, especially those on the frontlines in the fight against coronavirus, are experiencing burnout at alarming rates. Itโ€™s a silent crisis hiding in the shadow of the pandemic and it can potentially harm patients, the doctors and nurses themselves. A recent study published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine finds the prevalence of burnout is 40%. When he recovered, he traveled to New York to treat coronavirus patients. A plea to the public to protect themselves and others to reduce the burden on front line medical workers, at imminent risk of burning out.

Schedule a virtual visit to your orthodontist

The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. This article is sponsored by TDR OrthodonticsHost Tati Amare spoke with Dr. James Fraser DDS, MS at TDR Orthodontics about the benefits of virtual appointments. The office is still open but they have a virtual waiting room. TDR Orthodontics has offices in Novi, Birmingham, Brighton, and Rochester. To schedule your virtual appointment visit, tdrortho.comWatch the video to learn more.

Doctors treating coronavirus say they're doing their best, "but it feels like wartime"

Doctors treating coronavirus say they're doing their best, "but it feels like wartime" Scott Pelley reports from hospitals in New York City, the new epicenter for COVID-19. Doctors describe how some patients with the disease can deteriorate suddenly and require lifesaving intensive care.

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Doctors, children among victims in Syria hospital bombing

A new airstrike in Syria hit a hospital and reportedly killed more than two dozen people. Dramatic video shows victims being pulled from the rubble and the frantic search for survivors. Doctors Without Borders says its hospital in a rebel-held part of Aleppo was destroyed. Holly Williams reports from Istanbul.

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Doctors losing licenses amid opioid epidemic

Dozens of medical nonprofit groups pleaded with hospital regulators to tighten national rules for prescribing painkillers because of a growing opioid epidemic. In West Virginia, seven doctors have lost their licenses after the state started a crackdown on the drug. Jim Axelrod has more.

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CDC urges doctors to back off opioid painkiller prescriptions

Doctors have new, first-ever guidelines for prescribing powerful opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants doctors to back off giving the highly-addictive drugs to patients with chronic pain. The director said over-prescribing these medications is a "key driver" of the countryโ€™s drug overdose epidemic. Dr. Tara Narula joins โ€œCBS This Morningโ€ to discuss the guidelines.

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Whistleblower: Phoenix VA still doesn't have enough doctors

More than a year after problems at the Phoenix VA hospital were exposed, they still have not been fixed. As Mireya Villarreal reports, a government report describes long waits for veterans' treatment.

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What doctors aren't telling new moms about their babies

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics finds many new mothers are not getting the best medical guidance about how to take care of their newborns. Danielle Nottingham reports.

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Doctors separate conjoined twins in historic operation

Six-month-old Haitian infants Marian and Michelle Bernard were born joined at the abdomen. This week, a Haitian-American doctor separated them, in the first operation of its kind for the country. The doctor, Henri Ford, had left Haiti in 1972, but returned after the 2010 earthquake to help rebuild his home country. Dr. Jon LaPook tells this triumphant story.

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Doctors warn about rapidly spreading dog flu

A new strain of dog flu has killed six dogs and sickened more than 1,000 in four Midwestern states. There is currently no vaccine for the H3N2 strain. Dean Reynolds reports from Chicago.

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Doctors in Liberia battle Ebola -- and misinformation

Doctors in Liberia battle Ebola -- and misinformation People living in Liberia have seen the ravages of Ebola all around them and have a healthy fear for the virus. As a result, doctors and health care workers battling the disease are often stigmatized by those they're trying to protect. Debora Patta reports.

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Are doctors prepared to handle Ebola?

Are doctors prepared to handle Ebola? Dr. LaPook explains to Scott Pelley how doctors in your town are prepping to handle possible cases of Ebola.

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