Play4min 13secWith a federal menthol ban looming, tobacco companies push 'non-menthol' substitutesMarch 21, 2024 4:58 AMBy Yuki Noguchi The alternatives have a similar taste, packaging and marketing. Anti-smoking activists say this is a way to get around state and federal bans.
Otter Tail County jail license downgraded after denying food to inmateMarch 20, 2024 2:56 PMBy Kirsti MarohnA Minnesota Department of Corrections investigation found staff at the county jail in Fergus Falls withheld six consecutive meals from an inmate over more than two days in February.
Play5min 23secThe victories and flaws of social equity licensure in the cannabis businessMarch 20, 2024 12:15 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonSocial equity applicants include people whose family or themself has a marijuana conviction, historically underrepresented communities, Minnesotans living in low-income areas and service-disabled veterans.
Play2min 18secU.S. drops in new global happiness ranking. One age group bucks the trendMarch 20, 2024 7:45 AMBy Allison Aubrey A new happiness report finds sharp declines in well-being among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. But the picture is better for people aged 60 and older, marking a striking generational divide.
Play2min 04secDespite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023March 19, 2024 2:23 PMBy Selena Simmons-Duffin That’s the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.
Play3min 48secIn a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatmentMarch 19, 2024 1:52 PMBy Pien Huang The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.
Play51min 41secHow Hmong and Karen community leaders are fighting youth addictionMarch 19, 2024 9:19 AMBy Angela Davis and Kelly GordonKaren and Hmong parents in Minnesota say they are increasingly alarmed by the substance abuse they see in their communities’ youth. Opioids are the largest problem, specifically the the deadly drug fentanyl.
UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattackMarch 19, 2024 7:33 AMBy The Associated PressUnitedHealth Group is testing software for submitting medical claims as it continues to recover from a cyberattack that disrupted care billing systems.
The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industryMarch 18, 2024 6:06 PMBy Joe Hernandez More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.
Appeals court rules in favor of woman turned away from pharmacy for emergency contraceptiveMarch 18, 2024 5:38 PMBy Peter CoxThe Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that an Aitkin County pharmacist’s refusal to give a woman emergency contraception in 2019 was illegal sex discrimination under the state’s human rights act.