Another aspect to our lives that has not been available since the pandemic took hold of those lives is beginning to return today. Ascension Michigan says they are slowly resuming elective medical procedures, in their words, "using a phased and thoughtful approach." And the new rules will require some forethought and planning.
Local and state health officials are investing a rare strain of gonorrhea that requires hospitalization. Five cases have been confirmed and another is still being examined. Four of those confirmed cases are in Kalamazoo County.