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Mayo: Sediment caused discolored water in hospital taps

Mayo: Sediment caused discolored water in hospital taps

Initial tests show sediment created the dark-colored water that ran this week from taps at Mayo's St. Marys hospital. Clinic officials are still advising people not to drink the water until more test results are in.
by Catharine Richert

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Feds send warning to vaping companies over packaging that looks like candy

Feds send warning to vaping companies over packaging that looks like candy

The federal government issued warnings to companies that sell vaping liquids, saying they are in violation of federal regulations due to packages that appear to market to children or teens.
by John Daley

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E. coli: Why you had to throw out that romaine lettuce

E. coli: Why you had to throw out that romaine lettuce

E. coli is actually the most common bacteria found in our guts, but a particularly nasty strain of it recently spread across the country via romaine lettuce. Here's what you need to know about the outbreak and the bacteria.
by Tom Crann

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Hennepin Co.: 'Staggering' number of inmates are opioid abusers

Hennepin Co.: 'Staggering' number of inmates are opioid abusers

One in five inmates at the Hennepin County jail last December self-reported a history of opioid use or abuse; an "astonishing" number said they'd overdosed, Sheriff Rich Stanek said Tuesday.
by Brandt Williams

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Dark-colored water coming from taps at a Mayo Clinic hospital

Dark-colored water coming from taps at a Mayo Clinic hospital

Mayo Clinic is advising against consuming tap water and ice at the sprawling St. Marys hospital campus after dark-colored water mysteriously started coming out of faucets. The clinic is distributing bottled water.
by Catharine Richert

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Charges: Pharmacist stole 20,000 pills, including opioids

According to the criminal complaint filed in March, pharmacist Jeffrey Flynn Grothaus was caught on surveillance video making adjustments to drug inventory lists. He is charged with four counts of felony theft by swindle.
by Matt Sepic

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