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Stone Age brain surgery? It might have been more survivable than you think

Stone Age brain surgery? It might have been more survivable than you think

Medical historian Ira Rutkow points to physical evidence that suggests Stone Age people conducted — and survived — brain surgery. His new book is “Empire of the Scalpel.”
by Dave Davies

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Senior services try to build trust in Minnesota communities they had not served before

Senior services try to build trust in Minnesota communities they had not served before

Organizations that help explain Medicare and find help for caregivers are using speakers in Spanish, Hmong, Somali and other languages more often. The state’s senior population is expected to become more diverse in the coming years.
by Peter Cox

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The FDA is expected to authorize 2nd boosters for people 50 and up

The FDA is expected to authorize 2nd boosters for people 50 and up

People aged 50 and over could soon be eligible for a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID vaccine booster. The administration wants to offer the shots as immunity from the first booster is waning.
by Rob Stein and Jane Greenhalgh

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Minnesota ending mail-in COVID testing, launches at-home rapid test program

Minnesota ending mail-in COVID testing, launches at-home rapid test program

The state of Minnesota says it is “sunsetting” its longstanding mail-order COVID-19 lab test program through Vault Health this week, and will start offering at-home rapid tests through the mail starting Tuesday.
by Tim Nelson

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The case of the $489,000 air ambulance ride

The case of the $489,000 air ambulance ride

Diagnosed with aggressive leukemia while on a trip to Wyoming, a man thought his insurance would cover an air ambulance ride home to North Carolina. Instead, he got hit with an astronomical bill.
by Julie Appleby

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