| October 22, 2021 
 Health care workers have been fighting coronavirus for the better part of 19 months now. Along the way, the medical community has learned which treatments work best in caring for COVID-19 patients, and which don’t appear effective. “Initially, we used to think that putting people on ventilators and respirators early is helpful and now we realize it is not, in fact it is harmful,” said Dr. Adnan Munkarah, executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Henry Ford Health System. “We have learned what things do and what things do not work. There have been a number of medications that have been tried and showed that they have not worked. There are interventions that have shown they do work.” What remains true is there’s still no magic cure, or one-size-fits-all treatment. READ MORE  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week unveiled a $32 million proposal to support police training, mental health care and other resources she said will help officers effectively fight crime. The proposal, which specifically targets communities with the highest increases in violent crime, is part of a larger $75 million MI Safe Communities framework the governor unveiled in July. While the governor said the plan would work to bolster Michigan’s law enforcement departments, Republicans don’t think her plan goes far enough. READ MORE  Discontent was the common theme of the latest public hearing on the future of Michigan’s political district maps. During hours of testimony Wednesday at Detroit’s TCF Center, dozens of current and former public officials, union representatives, community organizers, operatives across the political spectrum and individual citizens agreed — the proposed configuration of state legislative and congressional districts in the city of Detroit and surrounding communities needs significant work. Much of the criticism revolved around the commission’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, which would essentially eradicate political districts with an outright majority of Black voting-age residents in the state. READ MORE  In many ways, “Mr. Brightside” is an odd song choice to energize Michigan football fans and inspire the team. The song is about a potentially cheating partner and the jealousy and paranoia that go with it. Some of the lyrics are difficult to comprehend, and often recited incorrectly. None of the band members have ties to the state of Michigan. But, man, does the song hit hard at Michigan Stadium. For much of the past five seasons, “Mr. Brightside,” a 2003 song from the Las Vegas band The Killers, has played during Michigan football home games, typically near the end of the third quarter. Many fans, especially those in the student section, enthusiastically sing along. READ MORE ►Wolverine Confidential podcast: Previewing Michigan-Northwestern, plus more QB talk  NBC’s investigative crime show Dateline is airing a new episode tonight featuring the 2017 slaying of Egypt Covington during a botched robbery. The episode of the long-running NBC show will premiere at 9 p.m., and features interviews from Covington’s family and a private investigator hired by the family. Covington, 27, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head about 7:15 p.m. June 23, 2017, in her Van Buren Township home. She was known in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in the city. READ MORE ►Egypt Covington's alleged killers came to wrong house looking to steal marijuana, police say
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