The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reimbursing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for COVID-19 tests.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $248 million to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as reimbursement for safety measures the state took during the pandemic.

Questions remained Tuesday about which programs would be covered by the federal funding pause announced Monday and which would not.

A new report released by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services showed for every 1,000 live births in Michigan, more than 6 infants die before their first birthday, or 592 infants in 2023.

The Shawono Center in Grayling will close and all 17 children currently housed there will be transferred to the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center.

A move by President Donald Trump's budget office to at least temporarily halt federal aid to programs produced profound uncertainty on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from Democratic members of Michigan's congressional delegation and prompting the state's top law enforcement officer to threaten legal action.

FEMA and the Michigan State Police/Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division announced on Jan. 21, 2025 that $248,096,445 has been made available to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for costs related to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the federal disaster declaration of March 27,

No policy changes have been made yet, officials said. How a biological mother knew the location of her foster daughter is one lingering question.

Michigan’s southeast-most county had a rate of 14.4 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which was the highest rate among the state’s 83 counties, according to the latest provisional data from the Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).

Gov. Whitmer declares January 2025 as Social Determinants of Health Month to address health disparities in Michigan.

Detroit police are investigating the death of a baby girl found last weekend at a home on the city's east side, officials said. Police at about 9:08 a.m. Sunday were called to a home in the 13000 block of Corbett Avenue near Dickerson Avenue and Interstate 94 after a female infant was discovered unconscious, the department said in a statement.

Whitmer signed 16 bills one day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, as reproductive rights face new threats.