HANCOCK — The Portage Health Auxiliary announces 2026 healthcare career scholarship applications are now available for residents of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. The deadline is April 30. Applications are available at the Guilded Rose gift shop, UPHS-Portage in ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license ANN ARBOR — It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and air. Yet finding and identifying microplastics ...

IRON RIVER, MICH. – March is Colon During Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and although the month is nearlyover, Aspirus Hospitals want to call attention to the rising rates of colorectal cancer, particularly among younger adults, and encouraging community members to take proactive steps toward ...

LANSING – In recognition of Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 15-21, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is sharing resources to help Michigan residents prepare for severe weather, including making a personal emergency plan. “As we enter severe weather season, ...

WAUSAU – World Teen Mental Wellness Day, observed March 2, was designed to highlight the continued challenges facing adolescents and their families. Behavioral health professionals at Aspirus Health say many of those challenges stem from disruptions that have shaped teens’ emotional ...

HOUGHTON — Gardeners looking to get an early start on the growing season are invited to a hands-on gardening workshop on from 5:30 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Carnegie Museum in Houghton. The class will focus on growing tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant in the Upper Peninsula’s short growing ...