A groundbreaking clinical study of a new method for preventing premature birth in millions of women each year, published in the medical journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, shows that the rate of early preterm delivery in women (< 33 weeks) can be reduced by 45 percent – simply by treating pregnant women at risk with a low-cost gel of natural progesterone during the midtrimester of pregnancy until term.

By Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press Feb. 2--For Shari Widener, the oldest of six children, the offer was too good to pass up. She couldn't say no to a full scholarship to Wayne State University, especially knowing her parents couldn't afford to help her with tuition.

By Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki and Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press Nov. 2--The people running for election to the state's education posts Tuesday don't have the name recognition of many other statewide candidates, it's true.