LANSING — Two and a half months before the state’s budget deadline, members of the Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives unleashed a flurry of budget proposals from their respective subcommittees, including a three-part plan to fund the Department of Health and Human ...

MARQUETTE — Providing abortions was the last thing Shawn Brown thought she’d be doing when she opened an urgent care clinic in a remote area of Upper Michigan. But she also wasn’t expecting the Planned Parenthood in Marquette to shut down last spring. Roughly 1,100 patients relied on ...

LANSING — As part of continuing efforts to increase access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is accepting applications for the Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Loan Repayment Program through Thursday, April 30. This program ...

MIAMI — Midwife Sheila Simms Watson leaned to gently press on the pregnant woman’s belly. Me’Asia Taylor lay on a bed fitted with tie-dyed purple printed sheets in the corner of the RV. Far from a typical camper, this RV houses a mobile midwifery clinic for prenatal, postpartum and ...

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 ...

IRON RIVER – Employees at Aspirus Iron River have reportedly reached a new contract agreement. A statement released Thursday from Aspirus states: "With every contract and every bargaining group, Aspirus negotiates in good faith to arrive at terms that support our threefold commitment to our ...