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Michigan Medicine notifies nearly 57K patients after health information potentially exposed in cyberattack
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Medicine notified approximately 56,953 people about a data breach that impacted employee email accounts and possibly exposed patient health information. Officials on Monday said three Michigan Medicine employee email accounts were breached on May 23 and May 29 due to a cyberattack unrelated to the recent CrowdStrike outage.After discovering the breach, the attacker's IP address was blocked, and immediate password changes were made.Michigan Medicine couldn't find any evidence that the cyberattack's goal was to gain access to patient health information, "but data theft could not be ruled out."Due to this, the contents of all emails involved were...
Lost Your Crocs? It Could Have Been A Michigan Fox
Campers at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have been puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of their footwear. The culprits behind these thefts have now been identified as a group of foxes, according to recent announcements by park officials. The unusual string of thefts came to light when...
Michigan worker groups strip union bosses of collection powers, sue others
(The Center Square) – Nearly six months after the Michigan Legislature repealed Right to Work laws, more groups of workers are taking action against what they say are coercive measures of some unions to collect fees. Mechanics from Brown Motors in Petoskey and drivers from MV Transportation in Ypsilanti successfully voted recently to remove their union […]
Michigan Solar Solutions brings crew to San Diego to show what the Midwest is made of
Residential solar crews spend hundreds of hours together putting in hard labor on rooftops. Validation usually comes from happy customers and positive reviews, but an installer in Michigan saw a chance for recognition on a national stage and found a creative solution to make it happen. Karl Hercula, VP of...
State Rep. Bruck introduces anonymous baby surrender bill
MONROE — In January 2024, State Representative William Bruck introduced House Bill 5407, a bill that would allow Safe Haven Baby Boxes to be added to fire stations for parents to anonymously give up their infants without being charged for parental abandonment under Michigan law. Once the summer break for the house committees is over he plans to reintroduce it to the house to help both children and parents in tough situations. ...
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
How ‘lake shadow’ plays a big role in West Michigan’s summer weather
Have you ever noticed how it’s typically clearer at the beach than areas inland during the summer? Similarly, you’ll often hear of the possibility of pop-up showers and storms for areas away from the lakeshore. This is all due to something called the “lake shadow,” and it plays a large role in West Michigan’s weather.
These Michigan universities have the nation’s best medical schools, U.S. News ranking says
A number of Michigan university medical schools were featured in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings, with a notable exception. The rankings released Tuesday, July 23, do not include the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, which ranked No. 17 in the nation in the 2023 rankings. The Ann Arbor school opted to not submit data for the rankings this year, so U.S. News and World Report did not include them on rankings using recent data.
What's new to see on Michigan campuses? Here are 5 projects at 5 universities.
The modern Michigan college campus has often been awash in construction, aiming to shore up infrastructure, improve student life, upgrade athletic facilities and so much more. Some national experts now say however, with softened growth in student enrollment and tighter budgets, large-scale, new-build projects that crop up annually could be fewer and farther...
Michigan Dog Owners Alert: Flea and Tick Meds Potentially Linked to Canine Seizures
On Sunday, Bay City-based news station WNEM (Gray Television) shared a story on their Facebook page from sister station WOIO about a boxer named Greta, who had to be euthanized due to seizures. The dog's owner, Ted DeSalvo, believes the popular heartworm, flea and tick medication Simperica Trio, often prescribed...
State Funding to Support Drone Testing, Electric Aircraft Charging in TC
Four projects will receive $6.25 million in funding to help bring advanced air mobility infrastructure to Michigan, including two projects in Traverse City. A $689,500 grant will allow Traverse Connect – in partnership with Munson Healthcare, Northwestern Michigan College, the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center, and more – to test using drones to deliver medical supplies, conduct water sampling and bathymetric mapping, and support emergency response around Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, a $2.6 million grant will allow BETA Technologies to install multimodal chargers for electric aircraft and ground vehicles at four Michigan airports, including Cherry Capital Airport.
West Michigan families face long waitlists for childcare amid opening, staffing shortage
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Many families in West Michigan cannot find childcare. Often times when they do find a facility, they are placed on a waiting list because there aren’t any openings. However, those waiting lists can take anywhere from four to nine months to get through at Jumpstart...
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