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December 17, 2018 6:13 AM

Teen vaping soared in 2018

A dramatic increase in vaping among high school students is the largest yearly change ever seen in a long-running survey tracking substance use and abuse by teens.

by NPR Staff

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December 16, 2018 2:45 PM

Klobuchar criticizes court decision on Affordable Care Act

Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday criticized a federal judge's ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, as well as the ongoing efforts by some Republicans to repeal the law.

by MPR News Staff

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December 16, 2018 8:00 AM

'Bleed Out' shows how medical errors can have life-changing consequences

Steve Burrows' new HBO documentary, Bleed Out, follows the medical malpractice suit he filed on behalf of his mom, who lapsed into a coma after surgery.

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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December 15, 2018 1:50 PM

Ruling to strike down health-care law puts GOP in a quandary

While the decision by the federal judge in Texas was sweeping, it has little immediate practical impact because the ACA remains in place while the legal battle continues, possibly to the Supreme Court.

by Associated Press

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December 15, 2018 6:55 AM

Federal judge strikes down Affordable Care Act

President Trump praised the ruling by a court in Texas as supporters of the ACA said they will appeal.

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December 14, 2018 11:36 AM

ACA sign-ups have lagged for 2019. But what does that mean?

The pace of enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans is slower than in past years. That could mean fewer people will have health coverage — or that more people are getting insurance via their work.

by Alison Kodjak

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December 13, 2018 4:59 PM

Kotex recalls some tampons after reports of unraveling inside body

Some boxes of U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, regular absorbency, have a "quality-related defect" that left pieces of the tampon inside the bodies of some consumers -- in some cases causing infection.

by Camila Domonoske

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December 13, 2018 2:16 PM

St. Paul City Council funds police mental health unit expansion

Less than a year after the St. Paul Police Department debuted a mental health unit, the city council agreed to fund its expansion.

by Alisa Roth

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December 13, 2018 11:14 AM

Nurse denied life insurance because she carries naloxone

The U.S. surgeon general has called on "bystanders" to be equipped with the opioid reversal drug to save lives. But when a nurse answered that call, her application for life insurance was denied. Why?

by Martha Bebinger

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December 13, 2018 5:57 AM

Fentanyl surpasses heroin as drug most often involved in deadly overdoses

When fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine, infiltrated the drug supply in the U.S. it had an immediate, dramatic effect on the overdose rate.

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