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A couple is photographed from behind, with a woman leaning her head on a man's shoulder.
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Immigration crackdown’s health effects: ‘Like a roller coaster’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

A Venezuelan couple describes navigating life in Michigan in an uncertain environment for immigrants. The executive director of Ypsilanti’s Corner Health Center says public health impact of immigration crackdown by Trump administration will be felt “for a generation.”

Health department workers enter facility in Andrews, Texas with doses of measles vaccine.
Posted inNews

Measles makes a comeback: Is US on the brink of new epidemic?

Avatar photo by The Conversation May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Measles rash
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Why Michigan is vulnerable to measles outbreaks: ‘Public health has been a victim of our own success’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt March 14, 2025March 18, 2025
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What we’re reading: DTE scrutinized for executive bonuses amid outages

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
workers line a sidewalk holding picketing signs
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What we’re reading: Democrats struggle to win over Michigan autoworkers

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak September 18, 2024September 19, 2024
hazardous materials on ambassador bridge
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What we’re reading: Hazardous materials permitted on Ambassador Bridge

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 11, 2024September 19, 2024
A fallen electrical pole lays across a road. The DTE outage was caused by a violent summer storm
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What we’re reading: DTE avoids paying customer credits after mass outage

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 5, 2024September 19, 2024
A fallen electrical pole lays across a road. The DTE outage was caused by a violent summer storm
Posted inNews

What we’re reading: Over 365,000 Michiganders lose power during one of summer’s hottest weeks.

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 29, 2024September 19, 2024
A man sits at a desk in an office
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Detroit Islamic center offers free mental health services to anyone in need

by Allie Jacobs July 25, 2024August 23, 2024
A sign that reads "City of Detroit Water and Sewerage" sits on the street as water runs along the curb.
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Wastewater surveillance reveals pathogens in Detroit’s population, helping monitor and predict disease outbreaks since 2017

Avatar photo by The Conversation June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

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