Maureen Halliday
Morning Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Lansing, MI
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Maureen graduated from Boston University in 2018 where she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was born and raised in New Jersey but looks forward to exploring and learning more about Michigan with friends and family.
She took her first steps into the news industry in 2018 when she joined the WILX team as a morning reporter. In December 2021, Maureen and Seth Wells took the helm of the anchor desk for News 10 Today weekday mornings from 4:30 - 7 a.m.
Over the course of her time at WILX, Maureen has grown a passion for breaking news and reporting on events that impact Mid-Michigan families. She looks forward to continuing to make relationships and connections in the community.
Maureen always wants to hear your story ideas. Reach out to her on Facebook or email at maureen.halliday@wilx.com.
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“He is thriving. He is doing probably more than he should be at his age.”
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AI is transforming the field of medicine, becoming part of everything from diagnosis to treatment to research.
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Foodborne illness typically happens when you eat foods that have been contaminated due to unsafe handling.
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Some researchers are working to precisely determine a person’s biological age or how an individual body responds as people get older.
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Certain people are more attracted to mosquitos than others because they have higher levels of carboxylic acids on their skin.
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More than half of all Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness at some point in their lives, but some small steps can make a big difference.
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Being hospitalized is a difficult and often traumatic experience for anyone, but for children, it can be especially challenging.
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An estimated nine million people live with scoliosis, where the spine curves sideways, causing pain and deformities.
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Physical therapy and invasive foot surgery have long been the standards of care for repairing Achilles’ tendons.
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An estimated 12.5 million Americans have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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Fractures can be painful and debilitating. For most people, the pain only lasts for months, but for some, pathologic fractures leave them with a lifetime of hurt.
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About 25% of all Americans live more than an hour away from a trauma center by helicopter.
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Every year, two million people experience a tear in their rotator cuff. Rotator cuffs surround the shoulder joint, keeping the upper arm bone firmly within the shoulder socket.
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Nearly 28 million women suffer from painful uterine fibroids and a related condition called endometriosis.
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Early to bed and early to rise not only makes a person wealthy and wise, but healthy, too, especially if that person is over 65.
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In the past 30 years, the death rate from breast cancer has decreased by 43%.
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A team of UCF researchers stepped up to the challenge and created a nano-based disinfectant that can kill several viruses, including COVID.
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Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, also known as brain-on-fire disease, is misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder in up to 40% of patients.
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Researchers are testing a new therapy for patients with pancreatic and other cancers fueled by a genetic mutation.
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Spina bifida is a birth defect that impacts 1,500 babies born annually in the United States.
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Each week in the United States, roughly 70,000 babies are born prematurely.
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More than 3,500 people are waiting for a heart transplant right now. Many of them will wait longer than six months and some will die while on the list, but now, doctors are using not-so-perfect donor hearts to give people a second chance at living.
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Want to get a healthy tan, avoid wrinkles, and protect yourself from skin cancer at the same time? Researcher Zalfa Abdel-Malek has spent the past 25 years determining the best way to do just that.
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According to the Journal of Nursing Care, using smart room technology to automate dispensing of medication reduced errors by 78%.
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One in five people who have been prescribed opioids for pain relief from surgery find themselves struggling to stop taking the drugs long after their physical recovery.
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Acute myelogenous leukemia is the most common blood and bone marrow cancer in adults.
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Cigarette makers first started adding menthol to their products decades ago to give the smokes a minty after-taste.
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With skyrocketing numbers of opioid overdoses and deaths, including right here in Mid-Michigan, public health experts and communities nationwide have tried to develop programs to distribute Narcan.
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Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke.
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As with many autoimmune diseases, they get worse over time. And over time medications and therapies sometimes stop working. Autologous stem cell transplants may be a last resort.
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Mike Ruster, Delta Township Fire Inspector explains “if you look at the death rate through the U.S. you’re twice as likely to die in a fire because of not having a smoke alarm.”
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More than 80,00 people will be diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma this year.
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More than 40 million Americans live with an anxiety disorder. If you have anxiety, the intense fear and worry can be crippling – even if you’re in a safe situation.
"Basically, there's a chemical warfare that occurs between the good and bad guy bacteria."
Symptoms can range from nausea to passing out, but no matter what your symptoms are, you should see a doctor. An estimated three million people will suffer a concussion this year.
Each year, 356,000 Americans die suddenly, without warning, from cardiac arrhythmias.
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Age, obesity, and genetics are risk factors that can lead to arthritis. what you eat can also cause your symptoms to worsen.
Roughly 267,000 Americans are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, requiring chemo, radiation and surgery.
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Students joined together to walk in a single file line from Berkey Hall to the Spartan statue, where chants and songs rang through the campus of MSU.
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More than six million people in the United States, 65 and older, have dementia.
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Current statistics show there are more than 202 million people worldwide wearing smartwatches. But your Fitbit and Apple watch can do so much more than relay your messages, play music or track your steps.
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Researchers are looking at light to help treat both chronic pain and sleep problems.
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It’s commonly thought that having more good cholesterol versus bad can protect you against heart disease. But new research shows that might not be the case depending on your race.
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Here are some questions you should ask before heading into the operating room.
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Almost 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 44 million are at risk of getting it. It's a disease that causes weak and fragile bones.
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Nearly 500,000 American kids live with epilepsy and another 10 to 20 million Americans have a chronic illness.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some of the most common long COVID symptoms include fatigue, memory impairment, and coordination problems.
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