Health

February 10, 2024 3:06 PM

We asked. You answered. Here are your secrets to healthy aging

NPR asked our audiences to share their hard-won wisdom. We heard from more than 1,000 people, aged 16 to 103! Here's a roundup of your best advice for thriving as you age.

by Andrea Muraskin

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February 10, 2024 1:30 PM

A tiny robot on the space station will simulate remote-controlled surgery up there

A robotic assistant recently arrived at the International Space Station to perform a simulated surgery that will be controlled by a surgeon 250 miles away on Earth.

by Juliana Kim

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February 9, 2024 12:04 PM

COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline in Minnesota

The latest data show Minnesota’s hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have declined for three straight weeks. In addition, COVID-19 levels measured in wastewater continue to decline in most parts of the state.

by Craig Helmstetter

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February 9, 2024 9:50 AM

University of Minnesota moving to reacquire medical center from Fairview Health Services

The University of Minnesota Regents on Friday voted to support a nonbinding letter of intent with Fairview to regain ownership of the U’s teaching hospital by the end of 2027.

by MPR News Staff

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February 8, 2024 7:37 PM

Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.

The Senate HELP committee questioned pharmaceutical CEOs about how much more Americans pay for the same drugs sold for less in Canada, Japan and Europe.

by Sydney Lupkin

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February 7, 2024 1:46 PM

How midwives are filling the void as rural Minnesota birthing centers close

In the last week, hospitals in Fosston and New Prague announced the end of their labor and delivery services.

by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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February 7, 2024 12:06 PM

Mayo Clinic Health System will stop delivering babies at its New Prague hospital

Mayo Clinic Health System is ending labor and delivery services at its New Prague hospital on Friday. It’s just the latest Minnesota hospital to stop delivering babies.

by Hannah Yang

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February 7, 2024 11:10 AM

Why are kids of color in Minnesota spending months in hospital emergency rooms that can’t treat their problems?

Children with autism and mental illness find themselves “boarded” — even though doctors, families, and caregivers know it doesn’t help. As one Twin Cities hospital leader says, “We are truly harming these children, and this is not OK.”

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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February 7, 2024 9:45 AM

Eli Lilly settlement caps insulin prices for Minnesotans

A settlement between the state of Minnesota and drugmaker Eli Lilly provides better guarantees for patients that their out-of-pocket insulin costs won’t exceed $35 a month, beginning immediately.

by Peter Cox

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February 7, 2024 9:00 AM

What Black men need to know about prostate cancer

One in eight men—– and one in six Black men — will get prostate cancer during their lifetime. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with a doctor and a survivor.

by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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