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M Health Fairview mental health workers reach tentative deal in first-ever contract

The tentative accord includes wage increases. The union’s Fairview unit had postponed a strike as bargaining moved forward. Another group of mental health workers with Allina Health began a three-day strike on Monday.
by Michelle Wiley

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Native American communities prioritize culture, recruitment to treat mental health

Native American communities prioritize culture, recruitment to treat mental health

To better treat mental illness in Native American communities, programs in Minnesota and around the region are focused on training more Native providers, and incorporating traditional culture and values into treatment. 
by Dan Kraker

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Investigation: Mayo provides significantly less 'charity care' than others

Investigation: Mayo provides significantly less 'charity care' than others

An investigation from the Rochester Post Bulletin found that Rochester’s Mayo Clinic provides significantly less charity care than other top hospitals across the U.S. That means Mayo patients who are eligible for financial assistance may not know it — and are instead going into debt.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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More than 1 million Minnesotans will get $487 in pandemic bonuses

More than 1 million Minnesotans will get $487 in pandemic bonuses

The money is from a pool of $500 million set aside by the Legislature and governor for bonuses to those who worked in health care, child care, retail, food processing and other professions where working from home in the pandemic wasn’t an option.
by Brian Bakst

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Suicide rates are higher among farmers. Some Midwest states are teaching communities how to help

Suicide rates are higher among farmers. Some Midwest states are teaching communities how to help

Farmers die by suicide at a higher rate than the general population. That’s leading Midwestern states to train bankers, veterinarians and agribusiness professionals to be the new front line of defense against farm stress.

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COVID update: Recent declines continue, modestly in some cases, as we head into fall

The latest data out of the University of Minnesota’s Wastewater SARS-CoV2 Surveillance Study, tracking data from seven regions through September 18, shows largely good news over the last month but more of a mixed picture for the one-week change.
by Alyson Clary and Craig Helmstetter

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Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.
by Martha Bebinger

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Photos: Library, mural dedicated to former St. Paul School Board Chair Marny Xiong

Photos: Library, mural dedicated to former St. Paul School Board Chair Marny Xiong

Family, friends, colleagues and former teachers were among those in attendance Thursday night for the unveiling of a mural and the dedication of the Marny Xiong Memorial Library at St. Paul's Washington Technology Magnet School.
by MPR News Staff

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