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Vladislava Sukhanovskaya, a native Russian speaker, came to Michigan State University to get a Master's degree in Journalism in 2021. She covered health and environmental topics for local newspapers in the Capital News Service. In Russia, Vladislava was an editor for the Sober One media that helps people with addictions to recover. She is also the founder and producer of a podcast about evidence-based medicine, well-being and sex education, "Nauka v Ladoshke".
COMMENTARY TRAILS: Trails beckon us outdoors, even in cities, and can be surprisingly alive with wildlife, including Canada geese, turtles, red-winged blackbirds and even transplanted shrews. An East Lansing walker’s trail tale. By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
NATIONAL PARK GRANTS: The National Park Foundation has just awarded $1.7 million to grassroots groups that promote and serve national parks, including the North Country Trail Association headquartered in Lowell. The Michigan portion crosses southern-central and western parts of the state and spans most of the U.P. By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. FOR CADILLAC, HILLSDALE, WKTV, HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, MANISTEE, BIG RAPIDS, CRAWFORD COUNTY, CHEBOYGAN, TRAVERSE CITY, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, LUDINGTON, TRAVERSE CITY, SAULT STE. MARIE, St. IGNACE, MARQUETTE, BAY MILLS, IRON MOUNTAIN and ALL POINTS.
Child care deserts, low wages for workers and increasing costs are making child care less accessible in Michigan, experts say. And those problems have only gotten worse due to the pandemic.
As Michigan’s marijuana market matures, area industry professionals say standing out via advertising and marketing is becoming more important.
ELDERLY LGBTQA+: Elderly people from the Michigan LGBTQIA+ community who were raised in hostile environments and experienced health care discrimination are gaining health advocacy and community support. Two projects have been announced to serve their needs. BY Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. FOR ALL POINTS
RARE DISEASE COUNCIL: A group of parents and health providers are urging the state to establish a special board on rare diseases. About a million Michiganders may have a rare disease, one that afflicts fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. There are more than 7,000 such diseases, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders. We talk to a Lincoln Park lawmaker and two Detroit area moms of children with rare conditions. By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. FOR DETROIT and ALL POINTS.
ANIMAL ABUSE: People charged with abusing animals may have to pay for their care while they await trial. Shelter operators support the legislation but one lawmaker says it would criminalize poverty. We talk to the Huron Valley Humane Society, an Ann Arbor lawmaker and the Michigan Humane, formerly Michigan Humane Society. By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya FOR DETROIT, FOWLERVILLE and ALL POINTS
HOTLINES: Helplines for poison control, sexual assault, opioid abuse, suicidal throughts, drug overdoses and other emergencies could show up on receipts distributed by Michigan pharmacies. The idea for requiring the helplines came from two Central Michigan University students Heights brothers whose father is a Madison Heights pharmacist. Lawmakers are considering the requirement. For news and business sections. By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. FOR DETROIT, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS JOURNAL, CORP! and ALL POINTS
PFAS FOOD PACKAGING: Some lawmakers and environmental advocates want to ban chemicals in food packaging that they say threatens the health of Michiganders. They includ PFAS, bisphenols and phthalates that can be found in almost every food package – from burger wrappers to bottles for drinks. By Vladislava Sukhanovskay. FOR ALL POINTS.
HIV ORGANS: A Michigan lawmaker wants to make more organs available for transplants by allowing HIV-positive donors to give organs to HIV-positive patients. The effort, supported by Gift of Life Michigan, could add up to 1,000 organs a year in Michigan. We talk to the head of the kidney and liver transplant team at the University of Michigan, a Pittsfield Township lawmaker, a Pontiac woman who received a liver transplant, and an official with the Gift of Life of Michigan. By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya. FOR DETROIT, LANSING and ALL POINTS.