Health

December 19, 2017 9:20 AM

Union begins 1-day strike at Mayo Clinic Albert Lea branch

Maintenance and general workers at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea are walking the picket line in what they're calling an effort to revive stalled contract talks.

by The Associated Press

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December 18, 2017 5:36 PM

Food and Drug Administration plans crackdown on risky homeopathic remedies

FDA says homeopathy has grown into a $3 billion industry with treatments being sold for conditions ranging from the common cold to cancer. The agency will prioritize action against unsafe products.

by Rob Stein

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December 15, 2017 2:43 PM

Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control

A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women's access to free birth control.

by The Associated Press

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December 15, 2017 10:11 AM

Want help explaining a medical procedure? Ask a 9-year-old

Much of the information doctors hand patients before surgery is too complex and hard to understand. So British researchers asked 9-year-olds to rewrite a brochure about a hip replacement.

by April Fulton

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December 15, 2017 10:02 AM

Avocado hand injuries are real. Is a seedless fruit the answer?

Apparently people are showing up in the ER with nerve injuries from improperly cutting the pit out of an avocado. So now there's a cute new seedless variety.

by Maanvi Singh

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December 14, 2017 3:30 PM

Diabetes hospitalizations are falling in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health says diabetes-related hospitalizations decreased sharply in Minnesota from 2006 to 2014.

by Mark Zdechlik

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December 14, 2017 10:13 AM

Protecting the elderly

As we and our loved ones get older, how do we prevent abuse and exploitation? MPR News host Stephanie Curtis, filling in for Host Kerri Miller, facilitated a conversation on elderly rights.

by Stephanie Curtis and Suzanne Pekow

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December 14, 2017 7:25 AM

Chickenpox cases grow in Minnesota

Department of Health spokesperson Doug Schultz says nearly 400 cases have been reported, the highest number since 2013 when about 480 cases were reported.

by The Associated Press

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December 14, 2017 6:30 AM

Health care costs push a staggering number of people into extreme poverty

And half the world's population doesn't even have access to essential health services, according to a report from the World Bank and the World Health Organization.

by Nurith Aizenman

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December 12, 2017 2:21 PM

Home visiting program expands in Minnesota

The program targeting at-risk families offers in-home nurse visits and support to pregnant women and parents.

by Dan Gunderson

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