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No such thing as the Poop Fairy: Duluth tries whimsy offensive on scofflaw dog owners

No such thing as the Poop Fairy: Duluth tries whimsy offensive on scofflaw dog owners

Every spring, the piles of dog waste that were frozen all winter start to melt. It's a messy, potentially hazardous problem. So the parks department is reminding residents to pick up after their pets.
by Dan Kraker

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In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope

In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope

Lee Sjolander speaks candidly of lessons learned from a traumatic childhood in southern Minnesota and his struggles with mental health. In doing so, he's flipping the stereotype of the hardened, stoic chief and reshaping the police's role in Kenyon.
by Catharine Richert

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'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

There's a 1 in 5 chance that kids will develop depression sometime between middle and high school. Yet, doctors who take care of kids most of the time — like pediatricians and family doctors — don't get much training in how to treat mental health problems.
by Alisa Roth

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Chris Farrell's Conversation on the Creative Economy: medical entrepreneurs

Chris Farrell's Conversation on the Creative Economy: medical entrepreneurs

In the late 19th century, William and Charles Mayo built a medical clinic in the Minnesota frontier town of Rochester. More than a century later, Mayo has one of the world's most identifiable brand names. And it is the anchor for Rochester's plan to become an innovation hub for entrepreneurs with ties to medicine.
by MPR News Staff

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A scientist's race to save her husband

Steffanie Strathdee has spent her life studying killer viruses as an epidemiologist. But when her husband fell ill from a stomach bug, she wasn't prepared for how hard she'd have to fight to keep him alive.
by Kerri Miller and Jeyca Maldonado-Medina

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Loneliness: Does technology help or hurt?

Loneliness: Does technology help or hurt?

Several studies in the past few years have pointed to a growing public health crisis in America: loneliness. Angela Davis lead a group discussion in MPR's UBS Forum about why we feel so lonely, what we can do about it and whether technology makes us feel more isolated or more connected.
by Julie Siple, Sara Porter and Angela Davis

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WHO redefines burnout as a 'syndrome' linked to chronic stress at work

WHO redefines burnout as a 'syndrome' linked to chronic stress at work

The World Health Organization has updated its handbook of diseases to include an expanded definition of burnout. It closely links it to workplace stress and says it can lead to reduced productivity.
by Rhitu Chatterjee and Carmel Wroth

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