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Apr 14, 2021 After a year of dealing with a global pandemic and as people are encouraged to get a COVID-19 vaccine when available, some other crucial vaccinations to protect the public apparently are getting overlooked. State and national health officials earlier this week raised an ominous warning that vaccination rates for young children — against illnesses such as measles, mumps, pertussis, chickenpox and more — had dangerously dropped in many states, including Michigan, as parents postponed well-child visits due to the COVID-19 threat. Vaccination rates for Michigan children ages 19 t...

Another public health challenge lurks on the horizon: preventable diseases like measles, mumps and whooping cough.

Michigan health leaders reported routine vaccination rates for children 19 months to 3 years are below 70% in more than half of the state in a Monday briefing.

Black History Month, a month of celebration and recognition, but also a month to continue reflecting. See like many, I have realized February isn’t much different from January or March because I will continue to celebrate the liberation and progression of Black people even after a month dedicated to acknowledging our worth. Oftentimes we will hear about these amazing Black creators and inventors, but have you ever really sat back and thought: How many things were created by Black people? Could I live my life as easily without these creations? Let’s see how many things you’re using in yo...

4:45 This month Morning Edition on Michigan Radio is marking Black History Month by looking at the contributions of Black Michiganders to the fields of science and medicine. Dr. Remus Robinson was a Black physician in Detroit at a time when hospitals and medical schools were segregated. Morning Edition host Doug Tribou talked to Bryce Huffman, who wrote about Robinson for Bridge Detroit. Dr. Remus Robinson was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1904. He first came to Detroit as a teen before getting his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1930.  Dr. Remus Robinson, who is picture...