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Teaching tomorrow’s leaders

MARQUETTE -- Nearly 50 high school students from across the Upper Peninsula came to Northern Michigan University last week to learn more about health care and health care careers through participation in the U.P. Future Health Leaders Camp, presented by the NMU Center for Rural Health in ...

Tour Da Yoop, eh is underway

MANISTIQUE -- The annual Tour Da Yoop, eh cycling event was set to kick off today from Manistique on its 10-day, 1,200-mile journey around the Upper Peninsula. Tour Da Yoop raises funds and awareness for bike safety and families battling childhood cancer through its partnership with U.P. ...

Yes, breathing wildfire smoke can harm you

Editor's note: This article was originally published in The Conversation (theconversation.com) Wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota has been pouring across the Great Lakes and northeastern U.S. states, turning skies an eerie shade of orange. In the West, smoke ...

Transforming rural health

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a grant funding opportunity (GFO) for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program that will support the Transforming Rural Health through Partnerships: Chronic Disease Collaborative Care Fund. Michigan’s ...

Healthy aging

LAURIUM – Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital & Clinics is inviting community members to learn more about healthy aging and cognitive wellness during an upcoming “Talk With A Doc” presentation focused on staying safe, sharp and strong as we age. The free event, “Aging UP: Staying Safe, Sharp & ...

ACA enrollment drops in Michigan

Editor's note: “This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.” LANSING — About 130,000 fewer Michiganders were enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage this February compared ...