Joel Embiid started for for the Philadelphia 76ers against Charlotte on Friday night after missing a game because of a sinus fracture.

The Cleveland Cavaliers were hitting golf balls into a lake and some people couldn’t figure out why.

Kia Nurse offered words of encouragement to her Los Angeles Sparks teammate Cameron Brink.

Officials said they missed a foul call in the closing seconds of the Los Angeles Clippers’ 108-107 win over Philadelphia, denying the 76ers a possible victory in their fight for better playoff positioning.

Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday that there is a “good likelihood” that reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid will be back on the court before the postseason.

Joel Embiid has been re-evaluated by doctors and they are “happy with the progress” the 76ers center is making following meniscus surgery on his left knee, Philadelphia head coach Nick Nurse said Saturday.

Philadelphia police said Wednesday they have yet to find any videotape evidence of an alleged hit-and-run accident involving 76ers guard Kelly Oubre, and coach Nick Nurse is standing by his player.

76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has a broken rib after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene Saturday night in Philadelphia's Center City.

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers added another wrinkle to their messy relationship when the team told the disgruntled guard to stay home instead of traveling for Thursday’s season opener against Milwaukee.

The Philadelphia 76ers finished their entire preseason schedule without James Harden playing for them.

The Philadelphia 76ers are tuning out the noise around disgruntled guard James Harden and his trade demand.

One of Marty Walsh's priorities when he took over as executive director of the NHL Players' Association was to put more focus on helping members after their on-ice careers are over.

Nurses of all levels can attend a career fair in March at Michigan Medicine.

Canada has advanced to its first World Cup semifinals since 1986 as Kia Nurse scored 17 points in a 79-60 win over Puerto Rico.

A robot named Moxi is shaving off hours of work for nurses and helping them combat burnout.

Lawren Ruiz was unexpectedly hospitalized from a serious car crash while she was studying to become a nurse.

One local mother of two is a nurse at the same hospital that is treating her youngest daughter for cancer.

Concordia University Ann Arbor has a state-of-the-art nursing program.

The United States is currently in the middle of a nursing shortage.

A Detroit nurse is in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. It turns out, she didn’t need to look far to get it.

The NBA postponed Golden State's game with Denver on Thursday, the same day that Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers and Denver’s Michael Malone entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

A man involved in a bicycle crash is lucky to be alive after a nurse who took a wrong turn found him.

U.S. News & World Report ranks U-M's Von Voigtlander Hospital among best hospitals in country.

Visit any floor in any hospital, and most of them are going to look like controlled chaos, a constant hustle and bustle of staff and patients.And those keeping that chaos under control are the nurses -- but they’re in low supply these days.

Tik Tok can suck up hours of your day scrolling through endless videos!

In a story published September 27, 2021, about vaccine mandates for health care workers, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Dr. Jeff Smith was the CEO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Beaumont Health said Wednesday all of its 10 emergency departments are nearly full as an "extreme" amount of patients seeking medical attention.

Beaumont Health said Wednesday all of its 10 emergency departments are nearly full as an "extreme" amount of patients seeking medical attention.

An Ypsilanti woman swapped out pain relief medication inside vials and syringes and replaced it with another liquid while working as a nurse in Detroit, officials said.

Nurses at the McLaren Macomb general hospital have voted in favor of a strike one month before their union contract expires, officials announced Tuesday.

“It was like a horror, it was like in the movies. It was devastating. You wanted to help but you couldn’t help. It was just out of control and it came from nowhere,” said Nurse Green when reminiscing about the early days of the coronavirus.

With Thursday being Nurse Appreciation Day, many around the globe are celebrating the heroes of the hospital.

“I can’t describe the pain,” King said. “I would hate for anyone to share that pain with me.”

Saaja Rayford has been working as a nurse on a COVID unit at Beaumont Troy for more than a year.

Four sheriff’s officers and a nurse have been charged in the death of a jail inmate in western Michigan who had a series of seizures.

DETROIT – Police said that a nurse has been arrested for trying to steal doses of the coronavirus vaccine from the TCF Center in Detroit. UPDATE: Livonia woman charged with trying to steal COVID vaccines while working as nurseAnother nurse witnessed the attempted theft and reported it immediately, police said. The nurse accused of the attempted theft was working for a contractor and had been hired to give the vaccine to Detroit residents. The nurse is accused of taking two syringes of the Pfizer vaccine and putting them in her pocket. Detroit Chief Operating Officer Hakim Berry said that the vaccine is carefully guarded.

DETROIT – It was almost exactly a year ago when a wave of COVID patients was starting to overwhelm hospitals. A Metro Detroit nurse took a video inside Sinai Grace Hospital and spoke about the need for more supplies. The hospital said that the cellphone video violated hospital policy and Barkai was fired. Detroit and Sinai Grace got hit by a wave of COVID-19 patients to the point the hospital was running out of space for those who were dying. Barkai is still involved in litigation with the company that owns Sinai Grace.

“I was in the second row. I was literally in the second row. I was literally in the second row,” she said. The NFL thanked us for doing our job, it’s what we do...So we’re being thanked for doing what we love. That was super special, and you know the flyover to hear that.

DEARBORN – Hamid Alkhalili is a nurse at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn and has seen the devastation from the coronavirus pandemic up close -- but it did little to prepare him for when his father tested positive for the virus and became a patient. PREVIOUS: Dearborn nurse documents father’s battle with COVID-19 at same hospital“Our family as a whole, we feel broken about it,” Alkhalili said. “But this has brought us together.”Alkhalili and his brother, Abdallah, had been pulling for their father, Issa, every step of the way as he fought against COVID-19. Due to COVID precautions, Alkhalili had to witness his father’s illness through a small window on the hospital room door. He went through almost a month in the hospital, and he was a strong one, not us,” Alkhalili said.

DEARBORN – A 63-year-old man has been at the Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn for more than a week battling COVID-19. It has been extremely hard on his family, especially his son who works as a nurse at the same hospital. “First it started off with chills, body fatigue and it just kind of attacked his lungs,” said registered nurse Hamid Alkhalili. “I’m a nurse at the hospital, but unfortunately the hospital at this time has a no-visitor policy. Alkhalili also wanted to shed light on all of the frontline workers at hospitals taking care of others.

A portrait of Jose Valencia, a male nurse who died from symptoms related to COVID-19, placed on a Day of the Dead altar made by his daughter at their home in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. The weekend holiday isn't the same in a year so marked by death in a country where more than 90,000 people have died of COVID-19, many cremated rather than buried and with cemeteries forced to close. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

DETROIT A Detroit nurse who almost died from severe coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms shared her story about the hectic early days of the pandemic and how she went from hero to patient and back. One day we went to work and the hallways were cleared. Were taking care of regular patients, and then the next week, it was just everything in the hallways. We were all just trying to figure it out.Morris is a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. I couldnt leave this world, leave him alone.Its been more than five months and Morris has survived her scare.

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DETROIT A cheerleader with the Detroit Lions spends her days away from Ford Field working as a nurse, and she has been on the front lines of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Local 4 caught up with MacKenzie to talk about what its been like caring for others during the pandemic. As a Lions cheerleader, MacKenzie said she sees herself as an ambassador to the Detroit community. We are in the process of virtual auditions, MacKenzie said. Thankfully they are allowed one person, MacKenzie said.

June 3, 2020 update: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 58,035; Death toll now at 5,570I feel sometimes like I have no outlet out here, no decompression, no stress relief, she said. The stress is overwhelming and normally nurses can band together, but in the middle of a pandemic, Grotegut said it is hard to do. It's not just traveling nurses who feel the toll of isolation and exhaustion. The group has also hosted several seminars on how healthcare workers can manage stress and anxiety. Healthcare workers often work long days full of ups and downs.

Two Henry Ford Health nurses will be publicly honored at the upcoming NASCAR race amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Symons, from Livonia, is an ICU nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Her name will be displayed just above the drivers door handle of NASCAR driver and Rochester Hills native Brad Keselowskis car. Palmer, from Walled Lake, is an emergency department nurse at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. MORE: NASCAR picks up at tricky Darlington after 10-week hiatusNASCARs upcoming racing schedule can be found here.

The Cleveland Clinic has sent 13 nurses to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit for COVID-19 response assistance and relief. They will spend up to four weeks at various Henry Ford Hospital locations treating COVID-19 patients, according to the Cleveland Clinic. This video shows their sendoff:On Wednesday, Henry Ford Health System announced that it would be laying off about 2,800 workers temporarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, while executives will donate a percentage of their salary to help workers. According to officials, the health system lost $43 million in operating income in March, and that loss is expected to be even greater in April. Officials cite the postponement and cancellation of services and procedures, temporary site closures, and an increased need for resources to care for COVID-19 patients, including personal protective equipment for team members as reasons for the losses.