Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press Published 8:21 PM EDT Apr 5, 2019 Check yourself, public health officials say, as the number of cases in a Michigan measles outbreak climbed Friday by five more people to 39 cases — the largest statewide outbreak since 1991. Even if you think you've been vaccinated for the measles, ask your doctor to check your immunization record to be sure. If you have proof you received two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR), you should still ask to have the antibodies in your blood checked, especially if you've been to one of the growing number of exposure sites in Michigan. Even if you had measles as a child or were born prior to 1957 and are considered immune by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, double check. And again, that's especially true if you've been to a known exposure site. There's a chance you're not as safe as you think you are. "All these people walking around … [Read more...] about Doctors: As Michigan measles outbreak grows, check vaccination status
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State stalls on inquiry about millions paid in burial assistance
Aleanna Siacon Detroit Free Press Published 8:00 AM EST Jan 31, 2019 For months, Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services has stalled on providing payment records for burial assistance cases from the last five years — tax-supported funds that totaled more than $3.7 million in fiscal 2017 alone. From Detroit to Canton and Flint, several instances of improperly stored fetuses and infants, poorly embalmed bodies and botched funeral dispositions at funeral homes and cemeteries across southeast Michigan have surfaced. As part of its effort to better understand the circumstances surrounding hundreds of cases of unburied human remains that have been discovered in the last several months, the Free Press has repeatedly requested state records concerning payments for indigent burials, but state officials have failed to provide the information as required under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. Read More: … [Read more...] about State stalls on inquiry about millions paid in burial assistance
After two-week review, St. Luke’s in Houston reopens its heart transplant program
By Mike Hixenbaugh/Houston Chronicle, Charles Ornstein/ProPublica Updated 4:51 pm, Friday, June 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/15 CaptionClose … [Read more...] about After two-week review, St. Luke’s in Houston reopens its heart transplant program
Military base expansion effort officially ends this week
The restaurants around Fort Monmouth in New Jersey used to be packed. Now that lunchtime crowd gathers 150 miles to the southwest, in Aberdeen.Javier Rodriguez, who just relocated to Aberdeen Proving Ground last month, was struck by the familiar feeling the mass migration has created in his still-unfamiliar new home."I went out to lunch with a couple of my co-workers … and it was exactly how I remembered it when I first started at Fort Monmouth," said Rodriguez, 33.The national reshuffling of military bases that has brought thousands of jobs to Maryland hits a key milestone this week: It's officially done.The workers who chose to relocate are here. The hundreds of moving trucks, laden with computers, documents and lab equipment, have come and gone. The glassy $4 billion dollar complexes — at Aberdeen, Fort Meade, Fort Detrick in Frederick, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda and Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County — are essentially … [Read more...] about Military base expansion effort officially ends this week
Autism treatment firm lands $8-million state grant, spends big on governor’s race
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Autism treatment firm lands $8-million state grant, spends big on governor's race Centria Healthcare, under investigation for Medicaid fraud by the Michigan Attorney General, is among top donors to Lt. Gov. Brian Calley's campaign. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 18 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs John Wisely and Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 a.m. ET Feb. 25, 2018 | Updated 10:35 a.m. ET Feb. 25, 2018 CLOSE Lt. Gov. Brian Calley talks about Centria Healthcare, a company that provides autism therapy and is under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 18 COMMENT … [Read more...] about Autism treatment firm lands $8-million state grant, spends big on governor’s race