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Avoidance isn't the answer. Mammograms and clinical breast exams are the most common ways to detect breast cancer long before symptoms appear. Mammograms can sometimes locate breast cancer up to 10 years before it can be detected through self or clinical exams, according to the Susan G. Komen organization.
Have you been wondering about a COVID-19 booster? Are you planning to get your annual flu shot or other immunization? If so, the new Omicron Booster is available at Health Department of Northwest Michigan (HDNW) clinics, and it may be given at the same appointment as a flu vaccine. The single-dose Omicron Booster is authorized for anyone 12 years and older who completed the initial COVID-19 series at least eight weeks ago. The new booster may be used regardless of which type of primary vaccines residents have gotten.
Results from 12 water samples taken Thursday in and around Richardi Park Beach in Antrim County show continuing elevated E. coli levels in two areas. As a result, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan (HDNW) is extending a partial body contact advisory for Richardi Park Beach that's been in place since Aug. 24.
