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Should you get the new COVID booster? A Mayo doctor weighs in
Appointments to get the booster shots are open at the state-run vaccination site at the Mall of America. The state sites in Duluth, St. Paul, Rochester and Moorhead will start taking appointments next week.
Judge denies county attorney’s intervention in abortion case
Ramsey County District Court Judge Thomas Gilligan has rejected an attempt by Traverse County Attorney Matthew Franzese to intervene in the case of Doe v. Minnesota, a high-profile case challenging many of the state’s abortion restrictions.
Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic
A new study finds numbers far higher than previously thought. India has the greatest number of kids affected. The U.S. has 250,000 kids in this category but lags behind in aid for bereaved families.
988: A Call for Crisis Care
A special broadcast from Call to mind explores what actually happens when someone dials 988. How is the Lifeline serving as a tool to improve mental health emergency response? And is there a path between mental health emergencies and recovery?
Pandemic experience informs new ways to make kids feel welcome at school
Defiance, wandering the halls, refusing to go to class — those are just a few student behaviors Rochester Public Schools staff say they saw more of when their students came back to class after a year of distance learning. As school starts again, district leaders are testing out new ways to stop these behaviors before they start.
Catholic health care's wide reach can make it hard to get birth control in many places
Religious rules guiding Catholic health care systems often mean their doctors can't prescribe contraceptives or perform tubal ligations. And sometimes that leaves patients with few other options.