Hundreds of Michigan Medicine employees picket amid contract negotiations

Two unions representing a million healthcare workers continued to push for better wages and work conditions on Monday. Negotiations have been ongoing since October 2023.

Michigan Medicine employees, unions picket for new contract

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP) organized the informational picket outside the Ann Arbor hospital as a way to share information about negotiations and garner community support.

Kalamazoo doctor charged for role in telehealth fraud scheme

According to court records, Dr. Theresa A. Kordish signed and certified that each order was medically indicated and necessary for a particular Medicare beneficiary.

CDC: Adderall shortage may worsen after health execs charged with fraud

Done Global executives are accused of continuing to improperly prescribe Adderall and other stimulants despite social media posts claiming patients had overdosed and died.

Healthcare company execs arrested for running $100M online Adderall scheme

The founder-CEO and clinical president of a digital health company have been arrested and charged for their part in a multi-million-dollar scheme to give people easy access to Adderall and other restricted drugs, among other crimes.

Ascension cyberattack: Access to electronic health record system restored

Ascension's electronic health record (EHR) access has been restored after a cyberattack crippled the health system more than a month ago.

Ascension cyberattack: Systems expected to be fully restored by end of next week

Systems at Ascension facilities nationwide are expected to be back up and running completely next week, nearly a month and a half after a cyberattack stymied the systems.

Corewell Health nurses on verge of unionizing with goal to halt budget cuts

"The teamsters taught us if you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re on the menu. And the Michigan nurses are tired of being on the menu," she said.

Memory loss patients raise money for charity by selling birdhouses

Birdhouses that are currently being built by patients will be sold at Costco in Auburn Hills during Mother's Day weekend in May, raising money for the Children's Miracle Network.

Virginia infant awaits life-saving double lung transplant at Texas Children’s

A Virginia mother of a 4-month-old girl in need of a double-lung transplant shares their emotional journey as they wait for a donor for their baby girl who is battling a rare disease.

Single LSD dose provides lasting relief from anxiety, researchers find

MM120, an LSD formulation designed to treat generalized anxiety disorder, was recently granted a breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA.

Syphilis reaches 1950s levels in US, while other STD rates show mixed trends

The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.

ADHD medication recalled because bottles may contain different drug that has opposite effect

The medication is being recalled in the U.S. after a pharmacist reported opening a bottle labeled for the ADHD medication but found an antihistamine drug inside, the FDA said.