Health

For the third consecutive week, the amount of new coronavirus cases reported in Michigan has dropped.

An estimated 20,000 women will be told they have ovarian cancer this year and nearly 13,000 will die from it.

There’s no cure, but researchers are hoping electricity may help stop it at the earliest stages.

Roughly 83 million Americans have one form of cardiovascular disease and 805,000 Americans have a heart attack every year.

Up to 35% of men and women in the military have suffered a concussion during combat.

An estimated 3.5 million Americans have epilepsy. It’s a condition where abnormal activity in the brain causes seizures, which are periods of time where a person loses awareness.

School districts across Michigan -- like Ionia and Detroit public schools -- sent students home Tuesday due to extreme heat because many of the schools don’t have air conditioning.

Traumatic brain injuries -- or TBIs -- are injuries to the head from a sudden blow. As many as 50,000 people die every year from severe TBIs and another 80,000 are permanently disabled.

As many as 35% of children born with hydrocephalus develop epilepsy and experience life-altering chronic seizures.

Melas Syndrome is an extremely rare genetic condition that impacts many systems in the body -- particularly the brain, nervous system and muscles.

Children playing outside may seem like a normal occurrence, but research shows it’s happening much less often.

Even when their toys look clean, bacteria and viruses could still be lurking around. The table and chairs may have been wiped down, but what about germs gathering underneath?

More than 17,000 people die every year from aortic aneurysms.

If your child is five months out from their last COVID shot, they can now get one from the Health Department building Tuesday on Cedar Street from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.

The throbbing and pounding pain of a headache can be debilitating.

“Primary care physicians need to be the quarterback of the team,” said Dr. Kristin Oaks. “And they can’t be the quarterback of the team if they don’t have the data.”

You may not know someone who faces addiction in their life, or they might be hiding it better than you’d think.

Air quality doesn’t just impact your lungs, but it can also impact other organs -- like your throat, heart and liver.

Warmer weather has come to Michigan and that means pollen has too.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer found in young men ages 15 to 30 years old. Roughly 10,000 will be diagnosed with it this year.

As of Wednesday, 965 adults are hospitalized in Michigan with COVID, an increase from the 793 hospitalized a week ago.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21% of children -- ages 6-11 -- have had cavities in their permanent teeth.

More than 200 million people around the world are taking a daily dose for their heart health, but did you know that statins may also be good for your brain?

In the short-term, lack of sleep may cause emotional distress, slower response times and increased stress levels. Long-term impacts may include some irreversible health problems such as dementia

The most effective drug available for Parkinson's disease can cause side effects and effectiveness can wane after several years.

An estimated 283,000 children in the United States go to emergency rooms every year for sports or recreation-related traumatic brain injuries.

The impact doesn't mean we can't go to Mars, just that we need to find ways to protect the men and women going there.

The most common signs of Lyme disease include flu-like symptoms.

The Sports and Fitness Industry Association named pickleball the fastest growing sport in the United States, but it may also be responsible for the fastest growing number of sport injuries among older adults.

Without insulin, people are forced to manage their type-1 diabetes with insulin injections and medications, but there may be a way to replace the monitors and pumps for good.