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August is Breastfeeding Month

Governor Whitmer declares August as Breastfeeding Month LANSING, Mich. – Michigan is committed to building a strong foundation for lifelong health by supporting breastfeeding as both a personal choice and a critical public health priority. As part of this effort, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...

A new model for rural healthcare

L'ANSE — Baraga County Memorial Hospital (BCMH) announced it has been selected to help pioneer a new model for rural healthcare as part of the ARPA-H Paradigm Program. BCMH will partner with Homeward Health and organizations across the country to deliver hospital-level services utilizing a ...

New federal rules for Medicaid

EDITOR's note: “This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.” LANSING — Hundreds of thousands of working-age Michiganders will face new paperwork requirements to keep their Medicaid ...

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 ...