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January 21, 2019 1:21 PM

Allina restricts visitors to prevent flu spread

Under the restrictions, children under the age of 5 and people who are sick are asked not to visit. Anyone who has a cough or sore throat should wear a mask.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 21, 2019 12:26 PM

Progress report: President Trump's campaign promises, 2 years later

At the midpoint of his four-year term, President Trump has delivered on some campaign promises and ignored others, while many are still works in progress.

by Scott Horsley

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January 20, 2019 6:40 PM

Before black lung, West Virginia tunnel project killed hundreds

One of the worst industrial disasters in American history is a forgotten example of the dangers of silica, the toxic dust behind the modern black lung epidemic in Appalachia.

by Adelina Lancianese

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January 20, 2019 2:00 PM

Americans take stock of shutdown's everyday effects

Washington's doings, or not-doings, can be woven into everyday American life from a bowl of breakfast cereal to a bottle of beer after work.

by Associated Press

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January 19, 2019 12:55 PM

Morphine, with a side of grief counseling: Nursing students learn how to handle death

Research has found that university curriculum for nurses often goes light on one of life's universal experiences -- dying. So some colleges have gone to new lengths to make the training more meaningful.

by Blake Farmer

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January 19, 2019 11:30 AM

She wanted to be the perfect mom -- then landed in a psychiatric unit

Postpartum psychosis is rare, but very real, doctors say. And, unlike in some European nations, most U.S. moms who need inpatient psychiatric care can't bring along their babies, adding to the trauma.

by April Dembosky

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January 17, 2019 4:26 PM

Scientists find brain cells that make pain hurt

Researchers have pinpointed the neurons that give pain its unpleasant edge. By turning these neurons off in mice, the scientists relieved the unpleasantness of pain without numbing sensation.

by Jonathan Lambert

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January 17, 2019 3:18 PM

Flu season ramps up across Minnesota

This year's strain of flu is milder and public health officials think more people have gotten vaccinated.

by John Enger

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January 17, 2019 8:06 AM

Bacteria in worms make a mosquito repellent that might beat DEET

An insect-killing bacteria that lives inside a parasitic worm might hold the key to developing a powerful new repellent.

by Jonathan Lambert

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January 17, 2019 6:18 AM

Less beef, more beans: Experts say world needs a new diet

A hamburger a week, but no more -- that's about as much red meat people should eat to do what's best for their health and the planet, according to a report seeking to overhaul the world's diet.

by The Associated Press

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