2019 Lung Force Walk

FOX 2 is a proud sponsor of the Lung Force Walk, which helps raise money that goes towards treatment options for those with lung cancer and lung disease.

NAMI annual walk, raising awareness and erasing the stigma

Saturday on Belle Isle, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was out in force as walkers warmed up before lacing up their shoes for the organization's yearly walk to raise awareness and erase the stigma of mental illness. 

Dog the Bounty Hunter diagnosed with pulmonary embolism

In a preview clip of his upcoming "Dr. Oz" appearance on Monday, the 66-year-old reality star said that he learned he had the "life-threatening" condition -- in which "clots block blood flow" -- two weeks after being hospitalized for chest pains, according to People.

Millennials have less than 7 hours of relaxation time per week, survey claims

A poll of 2,000 British adults aged 18-34 found that hectic home and work lives mean they get less than 60 minutes to themselves each day.

Feds crack Medicare gene test fraud

Federal agents took down an alleged Medicare fraud scheme Friday that exploited seniors' curiosity about genetic medicine by enticing them to get their cheeks swabbed for unneeded DNA tests. Medicare was billed about $2 billion.

Officials confirm 2 rabies cases in skunks from Southfield, Troy

The Oakland County Health Division said it had two newly confirmed rabies cases in skunks removed from Southfield and Troy in a release Friday.

Health officials to use aerial spray for mosquito-borne virus EEE

Due to the large geographic distribution and number of EEE cases in humans and animals, coupled with warm weather projections, the MDHHS and 12 local health departments have decided to conduct aerial spraying in high-risk areas.

More generic Zantac tablets recalled due to concerns over carcinogen levels

Apotex Corp. issued a voluntary recall of ranitidine tablets, a generic form of Zantac meant to treat heartburn, over concerns that the tablets may contain too much of a probable human carcinogen.

Mom blogger infuses humor and sarcasm into her stories of addiction and depression

Tiffany Jenkins grew up around alcohol, drugs and a subsequent addiction that led her down a dark path in high school. The daily struggle was magnified by depression and eventually led to her dropping out of school. Now, years later she blogs about those experiences, infusing and sarcasm into those stories. She's clearly tapped a market of interested followers that now number three and a half million followers. Find her book "High Achiever" on Amazon.

Fancy microplastic with your tea? Study finds that tea bags release billions of particles per cup

Researchers found that a single plastic tea bag steeped at 95 degrees Celsius, or 203 degrees Fahrenheit, releases approximately 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion nanoplastics during a typical steeping process.

From rehab to social media star, Mom infuses humor in blogs about addiction
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Tiffany Jenkins grew up around alcohol, drugs and a subsequent addiction that led her down a dark path in high school. The daily struggle was magnified by depression and eventually led to her dropping out of school. Now, years later she blogs about those experiences, infusing and sarcasm into those stories. She's clearly tapped a market of interested followers that now number three and a half million followers. Find her book "High Achiever" on Amazon.

Michigan’s flavored vaping ban is “shortsighted,” could harm more people than help, public health officials say

Michigan's ban the sale of flavored vaping products could harm more people than help. That's the sentiment that some public health officials feel about a blanket ban of a product that is less harmful to its users than those who smoke tobacco. However, Michigan's state health department feels because of a spike in vaping use among youth, it's a necessary order to carry out. Several health organizations agree with the state.

CDC sends warning to hunters after deer with tuberculosis found to transmit bacteria to people

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared a warning to hunters after a man in Michigan was found to have developed tuberculosis caused by bacteria transmitted from deer carcass.

German court rules hangovers are an 'illness'

In a ruling booze drinkers will appreciate, a German court has determined that a hangover is an illness in a case against the maker of a food supplement marketed as an "anti-hangover drink."

2 wolf pups at Mich. zoo die of mosquito-borne virus EEE

Tests confirm two Mexican gray wolf pups at southern Michigan zoo have died of a rare mosquito-borne virus as health officials work to curb the spread of the virus in people and animals.

Marysville High School: Keep unvaccinated kids home due to chickenpox outbreak

A chickenpox outbreak has led a Michigan health department to ask parents of children who aren’t vaccinated to keep them home from school until they’re inoculated.

Mosquito-borne disease now in Eight adults, 22 animals in 12 Michigan counties as EEE threat grows

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease that Michigan's Department of Health has labeled as one of the most dangerous in the U.S. has spread to 12 different counties, infecting at least eight people and 22 animals. The department is recommending all residents take care when they go outside and events or activities in those counties be postponed.

Man finds bed bug on mattress, bites on his body at Detroit Receiving

Antonio Woods was being treated for a severe burn and could not believe what he found on his hospital bed - a bed bug at Detroit Receiving Hospital.