Michigan cuts quarantine, isolation time as COVID-19 cases improve

MDHHS and LARA have updated their COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines with variations for high-risk settings, vaccination status, and masking.

Detroit parents more hesitant of COVID-19 vaccine than non-parents

Researchers say understanding the link between parents and their kids is key to understanding the hesitancy of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

University of Michigan to drop mask mandate on March 14

The University of Michigan said masks at its three campuses are no longer required in most locations for everyone, regardless of Covid vaccination status, starting next week.

Which states have lifted mask mandates

With the omicron variant of COVID-19 waning and Americans eager to move beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures.

The first plant-based Covid vaccine approved in Canada

The decision was based on a study of 24,000 adults that found the vaccine was 71 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 — although that was before the omicron variant emerged. Side effects were mild, including fever and fatigue.

Exercise after COVID-19 vaccine may increase antibodies, study finds

The study demonstrates that 90 minutes of exercise after immunization of the COVID-19 vaccine increases antibody response several weeks later.

Sinus cancer survivor shares how she learned of the rare illness - and how she beat it

"I was upset, scared of course you hear cancer you think it is the end of the world," she said. "I constantly had a ringing in my ear, all day - all night. (I had) a lot of problems, but I never expected to hear 'sinus cancer.'"

New prescription eye drops remove need for reader glasses
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When you reach a certain age, many people can't leave home without readers. but now there's a new prescription eye drop that promises to enable your aging eyes to read without glasses - could that work? We put the drops to test with FOX 2's Jay Towers

FDA: Abbott baby formula recall expanded to Similac PM after another report of illness

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its recall to Abbott’s Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula after another baby was exposed to Cronobacter sakazakii which may have contributed to the child’s death.

Beaumonth Health's nursing director fights misinformation on COVID

Over the course of the past two years, Imana 'Mo' Minard has been having a positive impact on the Black community by working to erase healthcare inequalities and the mistrust some have on the medical system.

Michigan to drop mask requirement for most state employees on Thursday

Employees of the state of Michigan are no longer required to wear a mask while on the job as the state updates its COVID-19 policies in alignment with the CDC's latest guidance.

Masks no longer required on school buses as Covid data improves

For the first time in more than a year, students are able to board school buses without wearing masks as the CDC has relaxed some of its requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Oakland and Washtenaw County school mask orders lift Feb. 28

The two counties announced the decision weeks ago, but wanted to give districts time to prepare for the change in policy. The CDC also dropped its mask recommendations for most of America last week.

Millions of Biden's free COVID at-home tests still unclaimed

Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests that the Biden administration recently made available to Americans still haven’t been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test.

Children under 5 getting excessive screen time, study finds

Researchers said one in four children younger than 2 years and one in three children aged 2 to 5 years are meeting screen time guidelines.