https://www.wcmu.org/tags/legionnaires-disease Legionnaires' Disease en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:00:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-07-11/mdhss-reports-slight-legionellosis-uptick The state health department reports a slight increase in cases of Legionnaire’s disease and Pontiac fever – a less severe respiratory illness caused by… Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:00:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-07-11/mdhss-reports-slight-legionellosis-uptick Pat Batcheller https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-06-13/mclaren-flint-threatens-legal-action-after-state-orders-compliance-with-legionella-investigation The state is once again ordering McLaren Flint hospital to address conditions that state officials say could put patients at risk of legionella… Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:51:17 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-06-13/mclaren-flint-threatens-legal-action-after-state-orders-compliance-with-legionella-investigation https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-12-07/judge-decides-health-official-to-face-trial-over-legionnaires-outbreak A judge decided Friday that another top state health official should face trial in connection with the Flint water crisis.Dr. Eden Wells is facing… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:56:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-12-07/judge-decides-health-official-to-face-trial-over-legionnaires-outbreak Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-07-26/genesee-county-judge-postpones-decision-on-health-director-manslaughter-case It will be another month before a judge decides whether the head of Michigan’s health department should stand trial on involuntary manslaughter… Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:08:43 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-07-26/genesee-county-judge-postpones-decision-on-health-director-manslaughter-case Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-07-12/legionellosis-cases-prevalent-this-summer Legionellosis cases are on the rise in Michigan this summer.Legionellosis is an umbrella term for Legionnaires disease and the milder Pontiac fever. Both… Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:28:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-07-12/legionellosis-cases-prevalent-this-summer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-07-12/judge-to-decided-whether-state-health-director-will-go-to-trial A Genesee County judge heard closing arguments Wednesday in a preliminary hearing related to the Flint water crisis.Michigan Department of Health and… Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:26:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-07-12/judge-to-decided-whether-state-health-director-will-go-to-trial Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-05-30/state-releases-report-linking-mclaren-flint-to-legionnaires-cases The Michigan health department has released a new report linking cases of legionnaires disease in Flint to the McLaren Flint hospital.The state has… Wed, 30 May 2018 20:50:04 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-05-30/state-releases-report-linking-mclaren-flint-to-legionnaires-cases https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-02-06/state-pushes-back-against-studies-indicating-switch-to-flint-river-linked-to-uptick-in-legionnaires The state health department pushed back Tuesday against two studies which indicated the switch to Flint River water is linked to 80 percent of the… Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:09:16 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-02-06/state-pushes-back-against-studies-indicating-switch-to-flint-river-linked-to-uptick-in-legionnaires https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-10-25/congressional-democrat-asks-for-snyder-subpoena The ranking Democrat on the US House Oversight Committee wants to subpoena Governor Rick Snyder.Congressman Elijah Cummings sits on the House Oversight… Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:47:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-10-25/congressional-democrat-asks-for-snyder-subpoena https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-10-10/testimony-throws-legionnaires-timeline-into-question Governor Rick Snyder may have known about an increase in Legionnaires disease in Flint a month earlier than previously stated, according to new… Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:52:21 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-10-10/testimony-throws-legionnaires-timeline-into-question