Certain diseases are more popular than others, which may sound like a strange statement, but to those in health care, this is a well-recognized phenomenon. I speak of popularity in terms of media attention, research efforts into cures, charitable organizations aiming to support this research, ...
By REBECCA BOONE and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration's massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up ...
Some say our healthcare system needs to make a U-turn, a radical shift in its approach. Are we curing hypertension with our medications? Our approach to many musculoskeletal problems consists of masking symptoms, which is generally what’s happening with an anti-inflammatory, orally or ...
ST. LOUIS — As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow's laboratory desk. On an April afternoon, the scientist hovered over tiny dishes of red dye, each a slightly different ruby hue. Her task? To match the synthetic shade ...
MARQUETTE — Officials and experts in veteran services say they’re concerned about how staffing cuts in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will affect Michigan veterans, especially those living in rural areas. If the VA proceeds in the next 60 days with its recently announced ...
There are a total of 83 counties in the state of Michigan. There are only 15 counties in the Upper Peninsula and all but four of them are on Eastern Standard Time, along with the rest of the state. The four counties in the U.P. that are on the Central Time Zone (Wisconsin Time) are Dickinson, ...