Open Enrollment deadline approaches for health care, what you need to do amid this pandemic
Even though the Affordable Care Act provisions are being challenged by the Trump administration and the future for "Obama Care" is uncertain, it is the law of the land.
FBI, federal agencies warn ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system. Independent security experts say it has already hobbled at least four U.S. hospitals this month, and could potentially impact hundreds more.
Due to pandemic, more women are delaying crucial breast cancer screenings
They are scared because of Covid - or delayed because the radiology center was closed because of quarantine - whatever the reason - the outcome can be devastating.
The home front: Stories from nurses in the fight against COVID-19
For the nurses across the globe, home is fraught with uncertainty. Are they exposing their partners and children? Should they quit their jobs to keep their families safe?
'People are willing to play Russian roulette with their family’s lives': Doctor slams behavior in US
The rising cases in states like Arizona, Florida, Texas and California has been blamed in part on many not wearing masks or obeying other social-distancing rules.
Dementia patients paint projects for others at Quality of Life Center
It is a distraction from the devastating dementia these older adults are dealing with.
Hospital staff in Spain wheels recovering coronavirus patients to the beach
Hospital del Mar in Barcelona said the beach trips are part of a program to humanize intensive care units.
Transplant recipient has important message to others like her amid pandemic
As an organ transplant recipient, Amy Bacon takes extra steps to stay healthy. So when the COVID-19 crisis hit, she started wearing a mask and gloves and is even more cautious when she leaves her apartment in the Flint area.
Henry Ford Health System announces 2,800 temporary layoffs due to COVID-19 pandemic
The layoffs are taking place this week and were announced today to employees, announced in a systemwide email by Henry Ford’s President and CEO, Wright Lassiter, III.
Windsor nurse won't let COVID-19 stop him from battling on front line at Beaumont Royal Oak
The border can be a dividing line. Here we see healthcare workers as heroes, but back at home they can face scrutiny. Some think healthcare workers are bringing the virus to Windsor where it is not as widespread.
Beaumont Health says 112K patients were impacted by data breach
The emails that were accessed had personal information like name, date of birth, diagnosis, diagnosis code, procedute, treatement location, treatment type, prescription information, Beaumont patient account number and medical record numbers.
Ascension nurse gets 6,000 signatures on hazard pay petition for pandemic
Christina DeSantis, an emergency room nurse, feels she and other hospital staff at Ascension Health should be compensated for that risk in the form of hazard pay, so she started a petition online.
Sinai Grace nurse fired for Facebook post; attorney says it was for union organizing
Days later, she was in Human Resources at Sinai Grace Hospital, getting fired, an alleged violation of the hospital's social media policy.
Health care workers are 10%-20% of US coronavirus cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first national data on how the pandemic is hitting doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.
MSU nursing students are getting fast-tracked to join work force sooner in pandemic fight
Recently we've seen a sit-in at a Detroit hospital, nurses protesting having what they see as inadequate numbers. But, help is on the way.
AAA donates 100 tablets for Beaumont COVID-19 patients to talk with families
AAA delivered 100 tablets to Beaumont Health System on Friday so isolated coronavirus patients can communicate with their loved ones.
'Like a war zone' Michigan ICU nurse talks about 13-hour shift with COVID-19 patients
ICU nurse Melissa Steiner recorded a Snapchat video following a 13-hour shift at work, breaking down over the "war zone" she witnessed.
Healthcare workers on COVID-19 front line worry about infecting loved ones
For people on the frontlines treating these patients, they're doing everything not to take the virus home with them.
Federal judge invalidates Michigan law requiring Medicaid recipients to find work
A federal judge has invalidated Michigan's requirement for Medicaid recipients to find work to continue receiving health insurance.
Volunteer-led FernCare clinic offers free health services
The FernCare Free Clinic on Nine Mile in Ferndale has three full time employees but otherwise the 10-year-old clinic is run by volunteers