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Here's how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave
Little kids are like a "small potato" whose core can heat up faster than an adult's, an expert tells NPR. Here are tips for helping children stay safe in extreme temperatures.
Fairview, Sanford call off health systems merger
“Without support for this transaction from certain Minnesota stakeholders, we have determined it is in the best interest of Sanford Health to discontinue the merger process,” Sanford’s CEO said Thursday. He did not say which stakeholders.
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record temperatures persist across U.S.
President Joe Biden plans to announce new steps to address the extreme heat that has threatened millions of Americans, most recently in the Southwest. The White House says officials are working on worker protections, improved weather forecasts and more accessible drinking water.
As UMN officials contemplate the future of a destination academic medical system, others wait
The proposed partnership between Fairview Health Services and South Dakota-based Sanford Health was contentious from the moment it was announced, drawing ire from union officials, private citizens and public officials alike.
Republicans' excess death rate spiked after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, a study says
After vaccines became widely available in 2021, "the excess death rate among Republican voters was 43 percent higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters," Yale researchers say.