Sickle cell disease affects more than 100,000 individuals in the United States and especially those of African American descent. Sickle cell disease patients need regular blood transfusions and two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have made that even more difficult — but there is hope.
The stigmas that surround mental health diagnoses and treatment are often strong enough to keep those who live with these issues from speaking out or seeking help. One way of reducing mental health stigma is by redefining certain terms.
In-person learning opportunities that were put on hold during the pandemic have been adapted to a new hybrid environment, and the pipeline for talented doctors and nurses is once again being expanded in West Michigan.
The spread of COVID-19 is still a risk when unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals get together. Here’s how you can navigate your schedule of family gatherings while seeking to keep yourself and loved ones healthy.
The COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program is making federal relief funds available to tenants missing rent payments, as well as their landlords, due to pandemic-borne economic hardships.
Smiles are replacing masks and hope is in the air. After nearly a year of waiting on a vaccine, health care staff are turning the tide in the battle against COVID-19.
The Kent County Health Department and local health care providers are collaborating on what may be the biggest inter-organizational vaccination effort in Michigan’s history.
Eighteen Michigan laboratories are collaborating with dozens of municipalities and health departments to detect COVID-19 outbreaks before local health care systems are overwhelmed. In West Michigan, the effort involves molecular biologists, waste water experts, interns, and a plumber.
Whether it's an acoustic street side gig at Rosa Parks Circle, a sold-out club show at 20 Monroe Live, a DeVos Performance Hall production, or even a movie in the park, the artists provide the music and emotion but technology amplifies the experience.
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