Vaccinations

People are urged to vaccinate against measles as an outbreak in Texas continues and now includes the death of a child – the first such death in the U.S. in 10 years

Responding to an increase in respiratory illnesses, Grand Rapids-based Corewell Health is limiting the number of visitors in its pediatric areas of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital due to a high number of patient admissions

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging Michigan residents to get vaccinated, as cases of flu, COVID-19 and RSV are expected to peak in the coming weeks

The state of health research may be at risk as politics enters the scientific arena. On this episode of Straight Talk on Health, Dr. Chet Zelasko covers two examples of how the delay in health research has impacted lives

The President of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians Dr. Rachel Klamo discusses the details.

Routine vaccinations for children have dropped 6% in the last three years

Covid cases are rising, with about 800 people hospitalized statewide.

Executive VP of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Former President Biden Covid Czar Dr. Julie Morita joins the show to discuss vaccination against Covid-19, flu and RSV, and more.

As health officials urge kids to get vaccinated before returning to school, commission looking to make it easier to skip

While Kent County has higher vaccination rates compared to most of the state, KCHD Immunizations Supervisor, Amy Shears, said a continued local decline may allow diseases that were once considered eradicated to reemerge.