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October 2, 2018 4:42 PM

Minn. Recovery Corps ramping up efforts to help those struggling with addiction

A state AmeriCorps program started just a year ago to support people in recovery from drugs and alcohol has big ambitions, aiming to deploy more than a thousand members across the state in the coming decades.

by Jon Collins

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October 2, 2018 1:35 PM

2019 non-group health insurance premiums plunge in Minnesota

Premium rates for individual market health insurance in Minnesota next year are lower than this year's -- substantially in some cases. Four of five insurers dropped their prices at double-digit rates.

by Mark Zdechlik

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October 2, 2018 4:00 AM

Marine Corps veteran's family wants VA to learn from his suicide

After a federal inquiry found a communications breakdown at the Minneapolis VA around the treatment of a Marine Corps veteran, his family hopes something can be learned from his suicide.

by John Enger

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October 1, 2018 10:28 AM

Buyer beware: New cheaper insurance policies may have big coverage gaps

New short-term insurance policies will likely be cheaper than Affordable Care Act plans. But those lower prices mean they won't pay for as much health care.

by Alison Kodjak

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October 1, 2018 6:28 AM

Think you don't need a flu shot? Here are 5 reasons to change your mind

College students are among the least likely to get vaccinated against the flu, which killed more than 80,000 people last winter. Experts say the reasons are a combination of fear and misperception.

by Allison Aubrey

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October 1, 2018 5:47 AM

American, Japanese win Nobel for cancer research

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body's immune system can fight off the scourge of cancer.

by The Associated Press

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September 30, 2018 3:55 PM

Employers jump into providing care as health costs rise

Corporate America is jumping deeper into the health care its workers receive beyond just giving them insurance cards and a list of doctors they can visit.

by Associated Press

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September 28, 2018 3:24 PM

Governor candidates differ on opioids, marijuana

Minnesota's two contenders for governor split Friday in their approaches to tackling the opioid overdose crisis and to expanding the availability of legal marijuana.

by Brian Bakst

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September 28, 2018 2:15 PM

Sexual assault, memory, details and the brain

At the heart of the divide over Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh are the details, or lack of details, in her account. NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to an expert on how the brain processes details in the trauma of a sexual assault.

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September 27, 2018 5:13 PM

'I believe': Minn. rallies support sexual violence victims

A rally in Minneapolis and a sit-in at Hopkins High School aimed to show support for victims on the day a woman accusing a Supreme Court nominee of sexual assaulting her testified before a Senate committee.

by Nina Moini and Gabriel Kwan

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