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Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at ‘rage giving’

Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at ‘rage giving’

Abortion funds, unlike clinics or advocacy organizations, focus on providing people with money to pay for abortions as well as help with logistics like travel, childcare and support. As a result, they have smaller budgets than broader reproductive rights organizations like Planned Parenthood.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul mental health hospital proposal criticized, supported in hearing

St. Paul mental health hospital proposal criticized, supported in hearing

Fairview Health Services and Acadia Healthcare want to co-operate the facility on the site of the now-closed Bethesda Hospital near the State Capitol. It would include 144 new acute care beds for adult and geriatric patients seeking mental health and addiction care.
by Michelle Wiley

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What to know about applying for Minnesota’s front-line worker bonus

What to know about applying for Minnesota’s front-line worker bonus

Qualified essential workers can now apply to receive checks of up to $1,500 meant to support those who worked in especially high-risk environments during the pandemic. The state predicts up to 700,000 Minnesotans could be eligible for the hero pay.
by Grace Birnstengel

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Prolonged Grief is a real thing - and doctors are paying attention

Prolonged Grief is a real thing - and doctors are paying attention

If there’s one thing that unites us all during this pandemic, it’s grief. We’ve all lost something although for some, this grief is extensive and prolonged. Now there’s a new clinical diagnosis to help describe it. Dr. Fiyyaz Karim talks with Cathy Wurzer about the new diagnosis of Prolonged Grief.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Chronic stress is burning out more parents 

Chronic stress is burning out more parents 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about a new report finding two thirds of working parents are showing signs of chronic stress and exhaustion during the pandemic. What’s happening and how can we support burned out parents? 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota among first states to get federally backed COVID 'test-to-treat' sites

Minnesota among first states to get federally backed COVID 'test-to-treat' sites

Within the next week, testing sites in Brooklyn Park, Duluth and Moorhead will offer people who test positive for COVID-19 a prescription for Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that subdues the worst of the infection.
by Catharine Richert

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