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Scientific duo gets back to basics to make childbirth safer

Scientific duo gets back to basics to make childbirth safer

Remarkably little is known about the fundamentals of how a woman carries a baby inside her. Two Columbia University researchers aim to change that, to reduce the number of kids born too soon.
by Alison Kodjak

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'Church of Safe Injection' offers needles, naloxone to prevent opioid overdoses

'Church of Safe Injection' offers needles, naloxone to prevent opioid overdoses

The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.
by Deborah Becker

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Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

African-Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any U.S. racial or ethnic group for most cancers. But the "cancer gap" between blacks and whites is shrinking.
by Patti Neighmond

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New corrections commissioner: Should 'really mentally ill people be in a prison?'

New corrections commissioner: Should 'really mentally ill people be in a prison?'

Minnesota's new corrections commissioner, Paul Schnell, is a former top cop with a degree in social work. He knows mental illness will be a big challenge in his new job, and wonders whether prison is the right place for people who are really sick even if they've committed horrific crimes.
by Alisa Roth

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New phone app could save lives of those in cardiac arrest in Ramsey Co.

New phone app could save lives of those in cardiac arrest in Ramsey Co.

County officials on Thursday unveiled a smartphone app that can direct people with basic medical training to help someone suffering a potentially fatal cardiac arrest — even before an ambulance can arrive.
by Tim Nelson

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Bugs vs. superbugs: Insects offer promise in fight against antibiotic resistance

Bugs vs. superbugs: Insects offer promise in fight against antibiotic resistance

With the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists are exploring nature to find new disease-fighting compounds. They're finding them in surprising new places: the microbiomes of insects.
by Paul Chisholm

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Study: Rising concern that synthetic opioids contaminate other drugs, too

Study: Rising concern that synthetic opioids contaminate other drugs, too

While the state and nation are seeing fewer deaths tied to heroin overdoses, synthetic opioids like fentanyl are contributing to more deaths and there are concerns they're appearing in other non-opioid drug supplies.
by Jon Collins

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Debate reopens over future of health care in Minnesota

Debate reopens over future of health care in Minnesota

As legislative committees approved a plan to extend what's known as the "reinsurance" program to hold down health insurance rates, critics worried it would reduce pressure on state leaders to find a broader solution.
by Brian Bakst

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