Health

July 28, 2024 8:00 AM

Minnesota prepares for Iowa’s abortion restrictions to take effect on Monday

One of the nation’s strictest abortion laws will take effect in Iowa on Monday. Abortion care providers in Minnesota expect an increase in patients as another border state limits abortion access.

by Erica Zurek

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July 26, 2024 4:35 PM

Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat linked to a Listeria outbreak

The Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement Friday. There are 34 cases of Listeria from deli meat across 13 states, including two people who died of Thursday, according to the CDC.

by Lola Murti

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July 26, 2024 1:57 PM

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise for fifth consecutive week in Minnesota

Over 150 people were admitted to hospitals throughout the state with COVID-19 during the week ending July 6. Preliminary data for the week ending July 13 already shows 155 COVID-19 admissions, which is five consecutive weeks of increases.

by Craig Helmstetter

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July 26, 2024 4:00 AM

Gillette Children’s promotes play for kids of all abilities

The St. Paul hospital hopes to inspire others to help build recreational spaces for all with a “day of play” at its inclusive playground.

by Kyra Miles

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July 25, 2024 5:56 PM

A Minnesota emergency room physician talks cannabis

What are emergency rooms seeing with cannabis-related visits? An emergency room physician explains what he’s seen in the year since the substance was made legal in Minnesota and offers health advice for its consumption.

by Cathy Wurzer, Matthew Alvarez and Gracie Stockton

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July 25, 2024 11:13 AM

One year since marijuana legalization and expungement efforts are still underway

57,000 Minnesotans had marijuana related incidents automatically expunged from their records, but 230,000 more are likely to be eligible for a clean slate.

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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July 25, 2024 4:00 AM

A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

It’s been nearly a year since cannabis was legalized in Minnesota. But there’s still a lot of confusion as to where someone can legally smoke or vape marijuana.

by Dan Kraker

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July 24, 2024 1:26 PM

‘In certain circumstances’: GOP grapples with abortion rights, a key issue in Harris campaign

While Kamala Harris is not yet the official Democratic party’s presidential nominee, many of her supporters are hopeful she’ll bring her perspective as a woman — and a woman of color — to the top job in U.S. politics. But not everyone is on board with her stance on reproductive rights.

by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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July 24, 2024 12:00 PM

Some Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced providers vote to unionize

More than 400 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists who work for Duluth-based Essentia Health voted Tuesday to form a union, the first time that so-called “advanced practice providers” have unionized at Essentia.

by Dan Kraker