At the beginning of a new year, health experts have some advice on making sure the babies who will come into the world in 2023 have the best preparations possible before they’re born. This is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Annually, nearly 13,000 children in Michigan are diagnosed ...

When we look at systems that navigate the tangled workings of families, we often find snarls. No surprise there — anyone with a family knows how complicated those relationships can be, even when things are going well. But things typically aren’t going well for kids in child ...

Education in Michigan is in crisis. Dismal data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows some Michigan students suffered reading losses more than twice the national average during the pandemic. Fourth grade reading, which had already fallen half a point by 2019, fell an ...

At the start of the New Year, many people make resolutions and begin routines to improve their health. As January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging Michiganders to make a resolution to be regularly screened for cancer. By ...

Most people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, or stop a bad habit. AAA hopes Michiganders will make it their resolution to improve road safety by moving over for vehicles that are stopped on the shoulder of the road. On average, one tow truck driver is killed every ...

The New Year is upon us, and for some of us, that means a reset in some facet of our lives comprised of a New Year’s resolution. About a quarter of Americans make these types of pledges at the beginning of a new year, according to a YouGovAmerica poll. Not surprisingly, the most popular ...