Health

July 4, 2023 10:49 AM

Coal miners would be protected from black lung disease under proposed silica rule

The Labor Department has proposed a new rule limiting miners' exposure to silica — a toxic dust linked to a recent epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners.

by Robert Benincasa

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July 4, 2023 7:20 AM

In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths

The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not.

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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June 30, 2023 12:39 PM

What we do — and don't yet — know about the malaria cases in the U.S.

Five local cases of malaria in the U.S. have been reported — mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite bit and infected the individuals. How worried should we be? Is climate change a factor?

by Bec Roldan

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June 30, 2023 10:35 AM

Minnesota opens search for marijuana manager

Gov. Tim Walz will pick the first leader of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management. An application process has begun.

by Brian Bakst

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June 30, 2023 5:53 AM

Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.

by Brian Mann

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June 30, 2023 4:00 AM

Minnesota officials extend initial renewal deadline for Medicaid recipients

The extension gives 35,000 Minnesotans until Aug. 1 to complete and submit their renewal paperwork to maintain coverage.

by Michelle Wiley

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June 29, 2023 3:37 PM

Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?

A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with Hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.

by Pien Huang

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June 29, 2023 4:00 AM

New cannabis tax kicks in Saturday along with other new Minnesota laws

A raft of new budget and policy laws are set to take effect in Minnesota starting this weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

by Dana Ferguson

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June 28, 2023 8:41 PM

Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests

New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction.

by Will Stone

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June 28, 2023 2:40 PM

After 60 years, resort in Minnesota's Northwest Angle prepares for celebration — and transition

Grace Prothero has run the remote Prothero’s Post log cabin resort alongside her late husband Dale for a whopping 60 years.

by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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