Health

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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June 28, 2023 2:30 PM

South Koreans are getting younger, as a new law goes into effect

People in South Korea all became at least one year younger on Wednesday, as the country dropped a traditional method of counting their ages. Under the old system, a person was one year old at birth.

by Anthony Kuhn and Mary Yang

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June 28, 2023 2:30 PM

More unhealthy air in southern, central Minnesota as wildfire smoke continues

The air quality alert is in effect for most of the lower half of the state through midnight. Everyone in southern Minnesota is advised to limit time outdoors and exercise.

by Emily Bright, Sven Sundgaard and Amy Felegy

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