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Shustho: How language access affects health care for Bangladeshi women in Michigan

Nargis Rahman March 19, 2025

Editor's Note: This story is part one of a new four-part series from WDET's Nargis Rahman called, "Shustho: Mind, Body,...

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The Metro: ‘Love, Rita’ takes a personal look at systemic racism in the US health care system

Tia Graham, The Metro March 19, 2025

Bridgett M. Davis is an author and daughter of Detroit.  She’s written about her mom’s business running the numbers in...

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Attendees at Detroit's 2023 St. Patrick's Parade hold an Irish flag.
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Detroit Evening Report: State seeks former Medicaid members for new committee; Detroit’s St. Patrick’s Parade + more

Hernz Laguerre March 14, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover the state's efforts to form a new advisory committee of former Medicaid recipients...

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FILE - An empty pack of oral birth control pills.
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Michigan pharmacists can now prescribe birth control among other new reproductive health care laws

Maya Moore January 23, 2025

Michigan residents can now receive birth control prescriptions directly from their pharmacists.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the measure into law this...

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FILE - Protesters rally in Detroit against the Department of Homeland Security's order to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Detroit Evening Report: Nessel taking steps to protect DACA recipients in Michigan

Nargis Rahman January 16, 2025

Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel says Michigan is one of 14 states taking legal action to protect health insurance access...

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The Metro: Is the US health care system broken? Metro Detroiters discuss

Dorothy Jones December 17, 2024

The killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has sparked a lot of conversations about political violence and also about health insurance in...

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Dr. Adam Fahs at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza in December 2023.
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Local doctor describes dire conditions in Gaza hospitals during medical mission last December

Robyn Vincent December 10, 2024

"As winter approaches, the horror in Gaza continues to grind on with no end in sight.” Those are the words...

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A young person who preferred not to give her name, cheers as supporters of transgender rights rally by the Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington, while arguments are underway in a case regarding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical

Associated Press December 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming health...

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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan speaks with a mom utilizing the city's Rides to Care service.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit launches ‘Rides to Care’ program for new and expectant mothers

Hernz Laguerre November 22, 2024

A new program from the Detroit Health Department will provide free rides to doctor visits for new and expectant mothers...

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Workers at a Medicaid call center field questions and review information regarding eligibility determinations, Aug. 16, 2023.
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Michigan expands Medicaid access for green card holders

Michelle Jokisch Polo August 29, 2024

More than a year after state lawmakers eliminated the five-year waiting requirement for certain immigrants to qualify for Medicaid, the...

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A rendering the new Wayne County Jail site.
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Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County, Justice Department reach settlement over jail disability services

Sascha Raiyn July 16, 2024

Wayne County has reached a settlement with the federal government over the treatment of inmates with disabilities.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation to repeal the 1931 abortion ban statute, which criminalized abortion in nearly all cases during a bill signing ceremony, Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Birmingham, Mich.
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Michigan judge issues order against enforcing abortion restrictions

Rick Pluta June 26, 2024

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has entered a provisional order that bars enforcement of a handful of remaining abortion...

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