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Health
CVS-Aetna merger a big deal in Minn., or not?
As the CVS pharmacy chain prepares to close on its buyout of health insurer Aetna, neither has a huge presence in Minnesota. But Aetna has a partnership with the big health system, Allina Health, and the effect on that effort remains unclear.
As e-scooters roll into American cities, so do safety concerns
Electric scooters zoom through traffic in many cities these days, and have the potential to take cars off the road. But experts worry that the many riders who forgo safety gear are taking big risks.
Last year, the flu put him in a coma. This year he's getting the shot
When 39-year-old Charlie Hinderliter got the flu last winter, he ended up in a medically induced coma and spent 58 days hospitalized. Serious, even fatal, complications can hit patients of any age.
Rate of C-sections rising around the world at 'alarming' rate, report says
A report in The Lancet says the rate of cesarean sections has tripled globally since 1990. In some hospitals, more than 70 percent of births occur by C-section, putting moms and babies at risk.
Prosecutor: Deputies justified in killing Chanhassen teen
Lethal force was the only option left for two Carver County deputies as 16-year-old Archer Amorosi charged at one of them with a hatchet and realistic looking gun, the county attorney said Thursday.