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IMAGE: David Nerenz, Ph.D., Director Emeritus of Henry Ford Health System s Center for Policy and Health Services Research and the study s lead author. view more
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Making the Case for Adjusting Quality Measures for Social Risk Factors
Henry Ford Health System-led report says adjustments would enhance quality.
DETROIT (April 5, 2021) - A new analysis by a team of researchers led by Dr. David Nerenz of Henry Ford Health System suggests that accounting for social risk factors like poverty, housing instability and transportation insecurity can have meaningful impact on healthcare quality measures without compromising quality of care.
Man injured by driving into tractor, disc harrow in Jackson County, police say
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Today 2:41 PM
An SUV after the driver had to be cut out after a crash with a disc harrow being pulled by a farm tractor on Jefferson Road in Columbia Township on April 5, 2021. (Courtesy of Columbia Township Police Department)
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A man was injured when he hit a tractor and disc harrow in Columbia Township on Monday, police said.
The 73-year-old Clark Lake man was trapped in his car and had to be cut out after he hit the disc harrow being pulled by a tractor around 8:50 p.m., April 5, Columbia Township Police Chief Jay Niles said.
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IMAGE: Executive Vice Chair and Chief of Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery of Henry Ford Health System s Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the study s senior investigator. view more
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DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that workers in construction and other manufacturing jobs are more susceptible for developing carpal tunnel syndrome than those who work in office jobs.
In a retrospective study published in the
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers report that manual labor jobs that require lifting, gripping and forceful wrist motion contribute to higher rates of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Vaccines dramatically reduces COVID-19 risk, experts say, though infections still possible
Updated Apr 03, 2021;
Posted Apr 03, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 doses are prepared at a vaccine outreach clinic at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. The clinic was put on by the Kalamazoo County Health Department with volunteers from Mt. Zion. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)
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Yes, the COVID-19 vaccine works.
After two weeks, one vaccine shot is 80% effective at preventing infections, while a second shot carries 90% effectiveness, according to a new CDC study.
“Our data from the CDC today suggest that vaccinated people do not carry the virus,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky in an MSNBC interview from Tuesday, March 30.
Health officer leaves Jackson County post as COVID-19 cases rise
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI Jackson County is currently facing rapidly rising rates of new COVID-19 cases without an experienced official at the head of its health department.
Rashmi Travis, the former Jackson County health officer, resigned Friday, March 19, county officials confirmed. Travis led the county’s health department operations a critical job during the coronavirus pandemic for about two years.
The circumstances surrounding Travis’ departure are unclear. County Administrator Mike Overton declined to specify why she resigned, citing a policy against discussing personnel matters. Assistant County Administrator Debra Kubitskey, who will run the department until a replacement can be found, also could not say why Travis left the position. Travis could not be reached for comment.