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May 12, 2024 11:45 AM

Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements

Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don't make a dent in the crisis.

by The Associated Press

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May 11, 2024 8:00 AM

St. Paul Public Schools graduates first EMT trainees

Twelve seniors graduated from St. Paul Public School’s EMT training program on Friday. It’s the first-ever class for the district and a possible way forward in a crisis for emergency medicine.

by Anika Besst

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May 10, 2024 5:18 AM

RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." Here's a global perspective on these worms.

by Gabrielle Emanuel

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May 9, 2024 4:00 AM

The universal love language of postpartum cultural dishes

This Mother’s Day, we explore how three cultures focus on the mother during postpartum recovery and how their foods reflect wisdom and lessons passed down from generation to generation.

by Hannah Yang

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May 8, 2024 5:13 PM

Call to Mind

Call to Mind is American Public Media’s initiative to foster new conversations about mental health.

by Jessica Bari and Anika Besst

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May 8, 2024 11:54 AM

Our favorite health and wellness advice

MPR News host Angela Davis revisited some of our favorite health and wellness shows. Discover how much you do and don’t know about your nose, hear the latest research on colon cancer and learn about addressing loneliness.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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May 7, 2024 4:31 AM

How the government is trying to stop rogue brokers from plaguing ACA enrollees

Federal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers' Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won't want to sign up.

by Julie Appleby

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May 4, 2024 9:12 AM

More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over E. coli risk

Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late April and sold at Walmart locations across the eastern U.S.

by Juliana Kim

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May 3, 2024 5:11 PM

Minnesota Senate green lights speedier timeline for launching licensed cannabis businesses, growing

After legalizing marijuana use last year, state lawmakers are working on ways to stand up a retail market more quickly.

by Dana Ferguson

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May 3, 2024 4:00 PM

Allergies and climate: Pollen in Minnesota comes earlier with warmer temperatures

Minnesota is now in peak tree pollen season. Studies have linked warming temperatures to longer and more intense pollen seasons in the U.S.

by Elisabeth Gawthrop and Craig Helmstetter

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