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With the new school year approaching, students have a lot more to deal with than which classes to take. It’s an understatement to say that the pandemic has created new challenges for many students that…

Here’s the truth: Without child care, parents can’t go to work and if they can’t go to work, they aren’t able to pay for child care. I’ve spent time in both the workforce development sector…

Michigan, as many other states in our nation, has had a long, distressing struggle with the opioid crises. Our attention to this crisis as of late has been diverted. COVID-19 has rightfully dominated our medical…

Educators have not just the right but the responsibility to teach the breadth of our history, and this history includes race and racism. Teaching about race and racism can be and is often done within…

Last month, the Citizens Research Council released a report on child and adolescent behavioral health in Michigan, finding increasing needs and a lack of services and programs to address them. Shortly thereafter, Bridge Michigan released…

When you hear the word “home,” what comes to mind? For young couples, it may be a starter home that allows them to create a family and equity. For working adults, it may be an…

One would think that when I became a parent, I would have been fairly prepared for what was coming my way. After all, in addition to being a board-certified pediatrician, I am receiving additional training…

The Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. Meanwhile, vaccination rates have hit a plateau. Approximately 51 percent of Michiganders have been vaccinated, which puts us in the lower third of states. Although vaccinations are…

The recent flooding in southeast Michigan has yet again put a bright light on what happens when we fail to make investments in our underground water infrastructure. The Detroit metropolitan area saw as much as…