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Monday, May 20, 2013  Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.

Friday, May 10, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The Ludington-based health system made the announcement at a meeting this morning.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Chris Edwards has what doctors call Synesthesia - a condition defined as the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The Sheriff says an automated call identifies that Medical Alert equipment has been purchased on behalf of the recipient of the call.

Friday, May 03, 2013  May is National Stroke Awareness Month and a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of stroke.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The cause of the fire, which started Wednesday night, remained under investigation, but it was believed to be accidental.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Mecosta Medical Center will become a Spectrum Health hospital this summer.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Dr. Harry Weitz was recruited by Munson Medical Center to be their first radiologist and he started their radiology department.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A new minimally invasive procedure at Munson Medical Center is allowing surgeons to use video cameras and scopes to remove lung cancer and send patients home sooner.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  State leaders are debating whether or not they should expand Medicaid coverage in the state of Michigan.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The governor's decision would hinge on whether the bill includes provisions enabling the governor to suspend the program if the federal government decides to prosecute state employees who administer it.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Munson Healthcare’s Family Practice Residency Program is training young doctors to learn how to save lives.

Friday, April 05, 2013  65-year-old Roy Loveland, just days ago was standing tall, but now brutally beaten, he's a man his granddaughters barely recognize.