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Some Michigan hospitals are limiting visitors as flu, RSV, COVID surge (Detroit Free Press, Jan. 10, 2025)
More Michigan kids are getting vaccine-preventable diseases (Michigan Public Radio, Dec. 13, 2024)
Whooping cough cases reach decade high in Michigan, sparking vaccination concerns (WWMT-TV, Dec. 12, 2024)
Doctors call on parents to get kids vaccinated ahead of new school year (WSJM-AM, Aug. 8, 2024)
Michigan family physicians: Add essential childhood vaccinations to back-to-school checklists (The County Press, Aug. 10, 2024)
Why some Michigan doctors are taking a new approach to primary care (The Detroit Press, July 17, 2024)
'Need to do better': MI physicians push for primary care support on Family Medicine Week (WWMT-TV, March 18, 2024)
CDC releases burnout guide for healthcare industry, (WILX-TV, March 18, 2024)
Medical group calls for action to address doctor shortage in Michigan, (WSJM-TV, March 19, 2024)
Michigan Ranks Sixth Worst in Preventable Hospitalizations (WJR-AM, Jan. 26, 2024)
Flu, respiratory illnesses, other crud make this misery season in Michigan (Bridge Michigan, Jan. 18, 2024)
Michigan effort puts new doctors in front of poor, underserved patients (Bridge Michigan, Nov. 27, 2023)
As flu season begins, Mich. health officials urge public to get vaccinated despite 'fatigue' (The Detroit News, Oct. 16, 2023)
COVID hospitalizations surge in Michigan. Doctors remain cautiously optimistic (Bridge Michigan, Sept. 6, 2023)
Michigan Has a Shortage of Primary Care Doctors: What's Causing It (Detroit Free Press, March 21, 2023)
Match Candidates Celebrate Resilience, Growth (AAFP News, March 9, 2023)
A 'Game Changer' for Mental Health (Michigan News, University of Michigan, March 1, 2023)
County Health Role Put Family Physician on Leadership Path (AAFP News, Feb. 28, 2023)
Dr. Diane Harper Tapped to Lead NCI Clinical Trial Site (Michigan Medicine, Feb. 27, 2023)
Jinping Xu, MD, Appointed Chair of Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Wayne State University School of Medicine, Feb. 24, 2023)
Dr. Nikhil Hemady Receives ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Feb. 23, 2023)
A Look at Working Inside One of Michigan's Rural Hospitals (Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Feb. 23, 2023)
Governor Appoints Family Physician to Public Health Advisory Council (Executive Office of the Governor, Feb. 21, 2023)
David Klee, MD, Named Community Assistant Dean in Traverse City (Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Jan. 30, 2023)
