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Health

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Better ventilation would create a healthier workplace — but companies have to invest

Better ventilation would create a healthier workplace — but companies have to invest

The research is clear that air exchange and filtration curb the spread of COVID and other diseases, but upgrading systems is expensive, and there is little federal authority over indoor air quality.
by Liz Szabo

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Despite effective treatments, HIV drags on. Experts warn COVID may face the same fate

Despite effective treatments, HIV drags on. Experts warn COVID may face the same fate

HIV remains a problem in the U.S. because people don't use life-saving prevention and treatments. COVID is heading down the same path. Here are insights from people fighting on the frontlines of HIV.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on the recent rise in COVID levels, next steps in the pandemic

Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on the recent rise in COVID levels, next steps in the pandemic

Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm joined host Cathy Wurzer to explain the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Twin Cities.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Sam Stroozas

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It's time to screen all kids for anxiety, physicians' task force recommends

It's time to screen all kids for anxiety, physicians' task force recommends

In light of the growing kids' mental health crisis, the group says it's crucial to identify kids who are struggling. The advice doesn't call for suicide screening, which many experts think is needed.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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As insulin affordability is debated in Congress, Minnesota’s safety net law marks two years

As insulin affordability is debated in Congress, Minnesota’s safety net law marks two years

Friday marks two years since Gov. Tim Walz signed the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act in Minnesota. Insulin is lifesaving for many people with diabetes, and the safety net program helps eligible residents get low-cost supplies.
by Phil Picardi, Ngoc Bui and Julia Franz

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U expert: Stop backyard bird feeding while avian flu spreads

U expert: Stop backyard bird feeding while avian flu spreads

Minnesotans should hold off feeding their backyard birds for awhile and should also take steps to sanitize their feeders to help protect birds as avian flu circulates across the state, the head of the University of Minnesota Raptor Center tells MPR News.
by Lorna Benson

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In year three of the pandemic, public health shifts its focus to COVID’s burden on hospitals

In year three of the pandemic, public health shifts its focus to COVID’s burden on hospitals

With rapid tests more accessible and new reporting requirements, public health officials say COVID case counts and positivity rates are less reliable measures of community spread. Instead, they’re looking at how the virus is impacting hospital capacity.
by Catharine Richert

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2 new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here's what we know

2 new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here's what we know

The variants — BA.2.12.1 and BA2.12.2 — have been detected in New York and other states as well as 5 other countries. One has a mutation that seems to give it an edge in evading the immune system.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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