September 7, 2025
By Dennis Archambault A few years ago, one of our academic interns expressed frustration with so many people missing their medical appointments. She learned that the reason is simple...
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September 2, 2025
By Shawn Kaura Climate change is exactly what it sounds like- an ever-changing phenomenon that is ruled both by the wrath of nature as well as of man....
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August 26, 2025
By Dennis Archambault One of the assets in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is its requirement that insurance companies cover prevention services without cost to their...
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August 23, 2025
By Pratiksha Boinapally When I reflect on what it means to be a humanitarian, I don’t picture a sweeping global movement or a dramatic intervention. I picture one person...
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August 20, 2025
By Manal Alzubaidy In Dearborn, Michigan, many expecting and new mothers face a quiet but persistent challenge: accessing the care and support they need for a healthy pregnancy...
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August 19, 2025
By Neha Chava As a medical student in Detroit, I have learned that a community being underserved is not just having a lack of access to affordable healthcare or...
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August 13, 2025
By Dennis Archambault Whether incidents of trauma are increasing, or whether our awareness of trauma is increasing – or both – is a matter of professional discussion. What is...
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August 6, 2025
By Dennis Archambault Medical debt is a problem that plagues low-income households struggling to “stay afloat.” It is a major contributing cause of poverty, and some argue that it...
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August 5, 2025
Above: Martese Trotter, 3rd grade student at Hope Academy By Dennis Archambault Fifteen years ago, President Obama established a Task Force on Childhood Obesity, and First Lady Michele Obama...
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July 22, 2025
By Dennis Archambault It’s not about politics, it’s about principle, notes James Bell III, assistant administrator for the Michigan Health and Human Services. As a health equity thought leader,...
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July 21, 2025
By Dennis Archambault The journey to a career in medicine requires a lot of help along the way. Often that help comes from peers who are well into that...
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July 21, 2025
Leading often leads to opportunity. That’s how Angela Eke-Usim, M.D., concluded her psychiatry residency at Authority Health. As a resident, she was accepted into the Leadership Fellowship program...
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