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UP vaccine numbers consistent this year so far
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UP psychiatric bed crisis: a short-staffed system
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Marquette Center for Independent Living facing cuts to resources
MARQUETTE, MI— State budget cuts threaten disability services provided by the Superior Alliance for Independent Living. The Marquette-based Center for Independent Living—or CIL—works with people with disabilities who want to achieve certain goals, like getting adaptive equipment to recreate or receiving help with budgeting due to a limited income. It’s the only CIL in the U.P.
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Michigan holds first Great Lakes Microplastic Summit, ups anti-plastic pollution funding
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Michigan held its first-ever Great Lakes Microplastics Summit which attracted nearly 2,700 attendees from across the country and the globe. The virtual summit, held on Wednesday, Oct. 22, coincides with the state's first-ever Microplastics Awareness Week which lasts until Sunday, Oct. 26. The event attracted registrants from 48 U.S. states, 29 countries, and every continent but Antarctica.
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Harm caused by mounting medical bills can impact more than a single patient
The cost of medical care alone can feel crippling. Last night U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El Sayed held a town hall hosted by the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship as a part of a recent tour in the Upper Peninsula. The stop on the Open Our Healthcare town hall series marks the second time he has come to the region in the past six months. A panel for the Town Hall included local physicians and retired medical professionals, and healthcare advocates, to offer insight into how rising costs impact more than a single patient, and can affect an entire community.
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UP vaccine numbers consistent this year so far
According to the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, vaccine numbers in the U.P. so far are consistent compared to last year.
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Dispose properly of your e-waste in Marquette Saturday
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Superior Watershed Partnership is giving you a chance to help out the environment by disposing properly of your old electronic devices. Whether it’s an old phone, computer, tablet, TV or DVD player, the e-waste collection has you covered. You can swing by in your car Saturday.
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Upper Michigan Today - Arrowroot Integrative Practice
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UPHS - Bell hosts flu vaccine clinic
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TV6 Morning News - Annual Election Period
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Help for home health caregivers
Marquette, Mich. (WZMQ) – A new program is helping Upper Peninsula caregivers overcome financial barriers. The caregiver incentive project has launched the caregiver success fund, offering financial help for things like car repairs, child care, or training costs. The caregiver incentive project hopes to raise awareness as well as train home health care workers.
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Newest UPHS neurologist is Michigan Tech alum, Marquette native
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — A Marquette-native and professionally trained neurologist has been taken on to the Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette neurology team, announced the hospital. “I grew up here and went to undergrad at Michigan Tech,” said Dr. Daniel Wahlstrom in a UPHS statement. “I love the splendor of...
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UPHS - Bell hosts flu vaccine clinic
ISHPEMING, Mich. (WLUC) - An Upper Michigan health system hosted a flu clinic to community members Wednesday morning. Employees and community members could get the flu vaccine at UP Health System - Bell in Ishpeming. The goal is to make sure as many people as possible get the vaccine to help protect community members.