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Lawmakers weigh shifting mental health emergency responses from police

LANSING — Rural communities could receive funding to shift responses to mental health emergencies from law enforcement to trained mental health professionals if two Senate bills pass. The legislation would establish community grants to assist local governments with increasing crisis response programs and diverting people with mental health conditions from jails. One bill would allow communities to create and expand more crisis intervention services, including hotlines, counseling, and mental health related emergency response calls. It is sponsored by Sen. Stephanie Chang, ...

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Meteorology is the scientific study of our weather and of the earth’s atmosphere. It takes its name from the Greek word “meteoron” and this Greek word is defined as something that happens high in the sky. The ancient Greeks observed clouds, winds, and rain and tried to understand how ...

Health Matters

Skin is interesting stuff…..perhaps you know some of the relevant statistics? It’s the largest organ in the body, for one. Another is that your skin accounts for about 15% of your body weight and covers 21 square feet, on average. Contained within the skin are 7 miles of blood vessels. Our ...

Health Matters: Aspirin no longer a wonder drug

Not very long ago, an arthritic knee or aching head were to be suffered through, endured, with no options for pain relief. With the advent of modern pharmacology and the rise of the pharmaceutical industry, it would seem we now have innumerable options for reducing pain. Walk through the ...

Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID burnout

STORRS, Conn. — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge. Among them is University of ...

Nursing shortage renews push for patient load limits

MARQUETTE — A staffing crisis at Michigan hospitals has renewed efforts to protect nurses from unmanageable patient loads and too many hours of consecutive work. The Safe Patient Care Act, first introduced in 2017, has picked up additional cosponsors from both parties in the House and ...