In todays Health Alert, peak hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu, and RSV are expected to be similar to last season. Thats according to the CDCs annual Respiratory Disease Outlook report. Doctors are urging people to prepare for the months ahead. The CDC recommends an annual flu vaccine for every...
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A Romulus pumpkin farm is making the best of a tough growing season after a prolonged drought cut its harvest nearly in half. Cyril Bird, owner of Bird's Big Pumpkins and Raspberry Patch, said the farm's overall crop is down about 30% this year. He has been running the farm for n...
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Patients, pharmacists, and lawmakers gathered Oct. 12 in Hazel Park for a Metro Detroit “Independent Pharmacy Closure Crisis” roundtable, as advocates warn more Michigan communities could lose local pharmacies without changes to pharmacy benefit manager practices. Melissa Schwart...
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The way Lake St. Clair's shoreline is protected in parts of the Grosse Pointes could soon be changing. Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores are partnering on a project to study whether aging concrete seawalls can be reinforced or replaced in some areas with more natural s...
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The breakdown: A lawsuit filed on Oct. 12 alleges Michigan Department of Corrections officers’ body cameras recorded Natalie Forrest during labor, delivery and postpartum care at an Ann Arbor hospital in March 2025. The complaint says male and female officers remained in the room...
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Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody and hospitalized following an alleged altercation aboard a Delta flight arriving at JFK Airport. Two flight attendants reported injuries....
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U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. golf course that has been part of President Donald Trumps plans to remake the city. Reyes issued the order following a tense three-hour hearing in which...
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Kelly Clarkson is engaged in a public dispute with a Brooklyn business over an encounter at its store, drawing strong reactions on social media from people taking both sides. The dispute began Saturday when Clarkson posted on social media that she felt disrespected during a visit...
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Kalshi is scrutinizing a handful of small bets that correctly predicted Katie Zacharia would be the next White House press secretary, according to a person familiar with the matter. The three trades were all under $100, and one was for a mere $19, the person said. But when the tr...
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Pacific Health Sciences is recalling one lot of its Magic Tea Brand Baby Sleep Gripe Water dietary supplement because the bottles may contain alcohol. According to the FDA, testing of the affected lot identified ethanol, methanol and isopropanol that were not declared on the prod...
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A man was killed in a shooting at a gas station on Detroit’s west side Monday morning. Police said the shooting happened at a gas station on W McNichols Road near Greenfield Road just before 9 a.m. on Oct. 12. When officers responded to the scene, they found a man suffering from ...
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This year's maximum Antarctic sea ice extent is the third-lowest on record, according to NASA. NASA says the ice likely peaked on Sept. 14 at nearly 6.8 million square miles, around the time the Southern Hemisphere's winter was coming to an end. RELATED STORY | NASA will add two ...
