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Rep. Dingell to Host Tele-townhall to Help Constituents “Get Covered” Before Upcoming Health Insurance Deadline
With the end of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace quickly approaching, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) wants to ensure that those who remain uninsured or wish to re-enroll and have not yet done so have the…
Aussie Researchers May Have Cure for Peanut Allergy
by Jeff Grabmeier
A TEAM OF Australian researchers may have made progress in finding the cure to peanut allergies. Around 15 million children in the United States are allergic to food — meaning about two allergic kids are in every…
Hostile Boss? Study Suggests Giving it Right Back
by Jeff Grabmeier
IN A RESULT that surprised researchers, a new study found that employees who had hostile bosses were better off on several measures if they returned the hostility.
The study found that employees felt less like…
Washtenaw County Offers Half-Price Radon Test Kits During Radon Action Month
by Angela Parsons
JANUARY IS NATIONAL Radon Action Month. Half-priced radon test kits are available at Washtenaw County Public Health’s Environmental Health Division and the Ypsilanti Township Supervisor’s Office through January 30,…
U-M Hospitals Restrict Visitors to Combat Spread of the Flu
Officials say: To prevent the spread of flu, those with cold, cough or fever should not visit patients at the U-M hospitals.
With influenza activity now widespread across Michigan, the University of Michigan Health System is taking steps…
Corner Health Center and Ozone House Among Orgs. That Will Share $1.34 Million in State Money
THE MICHIGAN Department of Community Health (MDCH) today announced the recipients of Michigan’s Health Innovation Grant. A priority for Governor Rick Snyder and MDCH, this is the second year that Michigan has awarded these grants to improve…
Oct. 26 PBS “Embrace of Aging” Episode Features Former Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon’s Battle With Breast Cancer
INGRID SHELDON, IN her 70s, is small of stature but has a reputation that looms large in the city’s political story. A Republican, Ingrid (as she is ubiquitously known) is tied with Lou Belcher as being the longest-serving Republican mayor…
Washtenaw County and Huron River Watershed Council Awarded State Grants for Sewer Planning—Ann Arbor’s $1.95M in Requests Rejected
ON OCT. 14 the Michigan DEQ announced 115 applicants selected to receive grant awards totaling $91 million from the Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) program, which protects Michigan’s water quality by helping…
Washtenaw Health Plan Launches “Get Covered” Campaign
THE WASHTENAW HEALTH Plan (WHP) has launched a “Get Covered” campaign to promote access to health coverage for everyone. In partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising, the WHP is raising billboards throughout Washtenaw and Livingston…
Restaurant Inspections Reveal Even Ann Arbor’s Priciest, Well-Known Eateries Cited By Washtenaw County Health Dept.
IT’S EASY TO conclude that pricey meals and national media coverage might guarantee that a restaurant would be free from the most serious violations of a state’s restaurant health code. In March 2014, New York’s Per Se, with its $310…