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Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year.
Minnesota prepares for Iowa’s abortion restrictions to take effect on Monday
One of the nation’s strictest abortion laws will take effect in Iowa on Monday. Abortion care providers in Minnesota expect an increase in patients as another border state limits abortion access. 
Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat linked to a Listeria outbreak
The Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement Friday. There are 34 cases of Listeria from deli meat across 13 states, including two people who died of Thursday, according to the CDC.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise for fifth consecutive week in Minnesota
Over 150 people were admitted to hospitals throughout the state with COVID-19 during the week ending July 6. Preliminary data for the week ending July 13 already shows 155 COVID-19 admissions, which is five consecutive weeks of increases.
A Minnesota emergency room physician talks cannabis
What are emergency rooms seeing with cannabis-related visits? An emergency room physician explains what he’s seen in the year since the substance was made legal in Minnesota and offers health advice for its consumption.
One year since marijuana legalization and expungement efforts are still underway
57,000 Minnesotans had marijuana related incidents automatically expunged from their records, but 230,000 more are likely to be eligible for a clean slate.