New state health website has up-to-date info on monkeypox symptoms, cases, more
July 20th, 20220 LANSING — A new website set up by the state’s health authority has the most up-to-date info on the monkeypox virus. The new website, Michigan.gov/mpv, is run by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The site provides information about the signs and symptoms of monkeypox and the number of cases in the...
CDC alerts parents and health providers of parechovirus, can cause severe illness in infants
July 14th, 20220 A virus known to cause severe illness in children is putting health authorities on high alert. The parechovirus (PeV) is a common childhood virus and is currently spreading across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert. The CDC says that since May it has received reports from healthcare...
State abortion fight continues: Whitmer signs executive order against extradition; record number of signatures in petition drive
July 14th, 20220 LANSING — The fight to maintain abortion rights intact in the state continues, with new actions from Governor Whitmer as well as voters. This week, Whitmer signed an executive order refusing to extradite people who come to Michigan seeking reproductive health care. It also protects providers of legal abortion in Michigan, who will...
New loan repayment program offers student debt relief to behavioral health services providers
July 14th, 20221 MICHIGAN — A new program, made possible by the just-passed new state bipartisan budget, provides up to $200,000 in student loan debt relief for health care providers working in behavioral health services in underserved areas. The MI Kids Now Loan Repayment Program medical education debt repayment program is now open to providers of...
Dearborn organizations, others receive $500,000 to fight youth substance abuse in Southeast Michigan
July 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) and Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC) are two Dearborn-based organizations out of four total in the 12th Congressional District to each receive $125,000 in federal funding to prevent youth substance abuse, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell...First monkeypox case found in Michigan, but officials say public at low risk
June 30th, 20220 OAKLAND COUNTY — State health officials have detected the first Michigan case of the monkeypox virus in an Oakland County resident. The virus, which is similar to smallpox and has caused an ongoing global outbreak, can cause fever, headaches, rashes and other symptoms and is treatable. The Michigan Department of Health and Human...
State officials react to Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
June 24th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion. The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The vote was 5-4 to...
Health officials: First mosquito-borne virus of 2022 detected in Michigan
June 23rd, 20220 MICHIGAN — State health officials are urging residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites this season, following the detection of the year's first mosquito-borne virus. Mosquitoes recently collected in Bay County have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) at the Michigan Department of Health and Human...
COVID-19 vaccines available for Michigan kids ages 6 months to 5 years
June 21st, 20220 LANSING — Both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are now approved for children under 5 years of age, after an emergency use authorization from the federal government, and may be available as soon as Tuesday. The Pfizer vaccine, which was already authorized for ages 5 and up, is now authorized down to 6 months of age, while...
Detroit’s care center the first of its kind in the heart of the city
June 15th, 20220 Bringing behavioral health needs to the community DETROIT - The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at its 707 West Milwaukee headquarters to break ground for the city of Detroit’s first Clinical Care Center. “We are pleased to transform this building...
Dearborn offers resources and cooling centers for relief from excessive heat
June 15th, 20220 DEARBORN — With the extreme temperatures today and this week, the city of Dearborn’s Department of Public Health is providing residents with a series of resources and recommendations amid the extreme heat, including a list of cooling centers that are currently available. There are five cooling center locations across the city and...
Dearborn’s new public health dept. gives 500 units of baby formula to area families
May 27th, 20220 DEARBORN - The city's new Department of Public Health (DPH), and its director, got a sort of unveiling at a baby formula food distribution event on Friday. The distribution event, which comes amid a national formula shortage, took place at the west entrance of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Families were able to...
Governor’s order bars agencies from cooperating in other states’ abortion prosecutions, asks them to look into increasing reproductive protections
May 27th, 20220 LANSING — As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to reveal a decision that could overturn the federally established right to abortion access nationwide, states are taking actions to continue those protections on their own. In Michigan, the Democratic officials have taken steps over recent months as the high court presides over a case...
Dearborn government and non profit partners to hold baby formula distribution on Friday
May 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn officials are holding an emergency baby formula distribution event on Friday, spurred by a nationwide formula shortage. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, Public Health Director Ali Abazeed, other city officials and non profit partners will host the event from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday at the west entrance of the Ford...
Nine cases of monkeypox confirmed in seven states
May 26th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has identified nine monkeypox cases in seven states across the country as of Wednesday. Symptoms include fever and a distinctive bumpy rash. Cases were confirmed in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York. As of......
FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 booster for children
May 17th, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced expanded approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot. Now, children ages 5-11 are now eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot made by Pfizer-BioNTech and which is recommended at least five months after the initial two-dose series of the vaccine. The...
Dingell announces more than $2M in federal funding for U of M to research drug abuse and addiction
May 13th, 20221 ANN ARBOR — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced that the University of Michigan will receive a $2,291,835 research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue research on substance abuse, to help combat the nation's opioid crisis. “This critical funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will...
WHO report: COVID led to 15 million deaths globally, not the 5 million reported
May 5th, 20220 Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far. There were 14.9 million excess deaths associated with COVID-19 by the end of 2021, the U.N. body said on...
New tool lets Michiganders find nearest COVID-19 treatment options
May 3rd, 20220 A new online tool lets Michigan residents track down the nearest spots where they can find testing and therapeutic treatments for COVID-19. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said the tool for Michigan residents and health care providers. The tool is provided through Solvhealth.com, a company that connects......
Increasing Arab Americans visibility in research: Alzheimer’s researchers urge community involvement
April 30th, 20220 ANN ARBOR — To cap off Arab American Heritage Month, The Arab American News is highlighting the important work the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan continues to do in the community. The center, led by Arab American researchers...
State health department expects rise in COVID cases in May
April 21st, 20220 MICHIGAN — State health authorities are urging residents to minimize their risks of catching COVID-19 and prevent its spread at spring gatherings, including proms, graduations and other holidays, as cases are expected to rise with warmer weather. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is asking people to make......
BA.2 and its offshoot account for majority of U.S. cases, as travel mask mandate is lifted
April 20th, 20220 With the mutations of Omicron now making up more than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., travelers in the country were suddenly informed that a court order had blocked the Biden administration’s mask mandate on public transportation this week. That ruling from a federal judge on Monday came as COVID-19 infections are...
CDC to extend travel mask requirements for two weeks
April 13th, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is set to extend the nationwide mask requirement for public transit and air travel. The decision comes as the administration has noticed an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) order was set to expire on April 18, but will now be extended......
