Jenny Craig Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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...
Depression, Anxiety Still a Thing, Even as Covid Restrictions Ease
People are returning to work and emerging from three years of Covid existence, but depression and anxiety are still high, experts say.
Matrix Launches ‘Hivpositivity.Org’ Campaign to Combat Spread of HIV/AIDS in the Detroit Metro Area
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...
Sparrow Joining U-M Health Under Proposed Agreement
An agreement between U-M Health and Sparrow Health System is designed to expand services to mid-Michigan residents.
State Launches New App to Prevent Opioid Overdoses
The Health and Human Services Department has launched OpiRescue, an app designed to help the general public reverse opioid-related overdoses.
Lilly Slashing Insulin Prices, Caps Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35 Per Month
INDIANAPOLIS (PRNewswire) – Eli Lilly announced this week price reductions of 70% for its most commonly prescribed insulins and an expansion of its Insulin Value Program that caps patient...
New President Appointed for Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Daniel Carey, MD, MHCM, will be the new president for Corewell Health’s Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, which is becoming Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital. His first day on...
Amazon, One Medical Close on $3.9B Buyout
SEATTLE & SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire) — Amazon and 1Life Healthcare, Inc. announced that Amazon completed its acquisition of One Medical.
The deal is worth a reported $3.9 bilion.
Amazon and...
Awards Honor National Best and Brightest In Wellness Winners
A dozen elite companies were singled out by the National Association for Business Resources and the Best and Brightest Programs for their wellness programs.
Henry Ford Partners with Gores, MSU on $2.5 Billion New Center Development
Henry Ford Health, Tom Gores and Michigan State University are partnering on a $2.5 billion development in Detroit's New Center neighborhood.
FTC Looking at Ban on Noncompete Contracts
A policy expert from the nation's largest nurses union says a proposed FTC ban on noncompete contracts could improve wages of health care workers, patient care.
Report Points to More Online Life Insurance Shopping
CHICAGO (Globe Newswire) — More than four in 10 consumers go online or use an app when shopping for life insurance, according to a new TransUnion report. This is...
Whitmer Encourages Michiganders to Take Advantage of Health Care Savings During Open Enrollment
With the open enrollment deadline looming, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is urging residents to buy a health-care plan.
FDA Clears Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under Age 5
Food and Drug Administration regulators this week cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5.
The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids from...
Companies Honored as National Best and Brightest in Wellness Winners
Dozens of companies were honored by the National Association for Business Resources as the Best and Brightest Companies in Wellness.
Fourteen Elite Winners Announced at Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Virtual Event
The elite winners in the 2022 Best and Brightest in Wellness competition were honored this week in a virtual awards ceremony.
Michigan Medicine Notifies Patients of Health Information Breach
Officials at Michigan Medicine issued an alert Thursday morning about an information breach that affected more than 33,000 patients.
Beaumont-Spectrum Changes Name to Corewell Health
Beaumont-Spectrum Health officials announced a name change they say signals the system's "bold commitment to health and wellness."
Report: Michigan Seniors Want More In-Home Care But Funding is Needed
LANSING (Capital News Service) — Funding for in-home care and other state senior services is not increasing proportionally to the number of seniors in Michigan, according to Melissa Seifert,...
Beaumont Health Names New Chief Operating Officer
Beaumont Health President Dr. Benjamin Schwartz has named Nancy Susick, RN, chief operating officer for acute and post-acute services.In this role, among her responsibilities, she will oversee Beaumont’s hospital...
