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Corewell Health will welcome Lamont Yoder, RN, as the new president of Corewell Health East, effective May 6. He will report to the system’s Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Darryl Elmouchi, and will also serve as a member of Corewell Health President & CEO Tina Freese Decker’s senior leadership team.Yoder...

Bill Dwyer didn't have much experience working with people with disabilities before he got involved in the nonprofit world. His patience has paid off for Helping Hand.

Learning about emotional intelligence was a "game changer," professional executive coach says.

Studies show employees have an increasing need for mental health services and employers are finding ways to provide them.

Studies show an increasing need for mental health services among employees. Companies are meeting the challenge.

Officials at Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan say the joint venture is designed to expand and improve health services.

LANSING (Capital News Service) – While the public might perceive nursing as a career to be on a decline since the stress of the pandemic, some experts say a shortage of nurses is a misconception. Jamie Brown, the president of the Michigan Nurses Association representing unionized registered nurses, said the...

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, several Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan buildings turned pink on Monday, Oct. 2, and will remain lit throughout the month. Buildings include the Blue Cross Lafayette Tower and tops of the Renaissance Center Towers in Detroit, AF Group Headquarters in Lansing and...

Dan Loepp, who has led Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for two decades, announced he'll retire at the end of 2024.

DETROIT -- September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month and Better Made has teamed up with University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital to raise funds for its Block Out Cancer campaign. Throughout the month, Better Made will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Family...

DETROIT — The board and trustees of Detroit Opera announced that Patty Isacson Sabee will be the organization’s next president and CEO. When she begins her new position on Jan. 2, Isacson Sabee will be only the third person to lead Detroit Opera since its founding (as Michigan Opera Theatre)...

GRAND RAPIDS and SOUTHFIELD — Corewell Health has appointed chief operating officer Dr. Darryl Elmouchi to also serve as the interim president of Corewell Health’s East region.  In this interim role, Elmouchi succeeds Dr. Ben Schwartz, who left the organization after joining the system one year ago.  “Darryl’s extensive experience as...

DETROIT – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) announced over $32,000 in match funding that will be awarded to six nonprofit organizations across Michigan. Blue Cross enlisted the help of employee contributions in their respective employer regions to help fund the initiative. June...

Fundraising campaign helps Grand Rapids-based Ronald McDonald House grow to meet rising West Michigan health-care needs.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is proposing a new rule that could make it illegal to prescribe controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine.

Weight-loss program Jenny Craig announced this week on its website the business is shutting down. Bloomberg reported that Jenny Craig has begun liquidating its operations in the U.S. after efforts to ease a cash crunch fell short. Court papers filed in Delaware showed Jenny C Holdings and affiliates filed for Chapter...

People are returning to work and emerging from three years of Covid existence, but depression and anxiety are still high, experts say.

DETROIT — If gone undetected and untreated, HIV/ AIDS is deadly. But it doesn't have to be that way. Michigan estimates that there are around 18,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in the state, with nearly 31% of PLWH living in Detroit. Last year, about 57,000 Michigan residents were diagnosed...

An agreement between U-M Health and Sparrow Health System is designed to expand services to mid-Michigan residents.

The Health and Human Services Department has launched OpiRescue, an app designed to help the general public reverse opioid-related overdoses.