Health

October 6, 2017 5:40 PM

Maria could cost Medtronic $250 million

Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico will cost Medtronic $250 million because of damage to key manufacturing operations on the island.

by Martin Moylan

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October 6, 2017 5:06 PM

Overdoses from synthetic drug K2 pour into HCMC

Forty-two people have been brought to Hennepin County Medical Center since Wednesday. The victims believe they took K2. So far, no one has died, but authorities are spreading the word about the drug's dangers.

by Marianne Combs

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October 6, 2017 4:59 PM

UnitedHealth Group wins a round in whistleblower suit

A federal judge in California has tossed out a U.S. government lawsuit alleging UnitedHealth Group distorted data provided to Medicare to increase federal payments.

by Martin Moylan

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October 6, 2017 10:57 AM

For traumatized children, an offer of help from Sesame Street

Sesame Street in Communities aims to teach emotional coping skills to the youngest survivors of adversity, using characters familiar to millions.

by Anya Kamenetz

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October 6, 2017 10:33 AM

Trump guts requirement that employer health plans pay for birth control

With a new regulation, the administration will allow any company or nonprofit group to refuse to cover contraception, by claiming a religious or moral exemption to the federal health law.

by Alison Kodjak

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October 5, 2017 3:07 PM

Feds fund health program for low-income kids, pregnant women through Oct.

The federal government is providing $3.6 million to Minnesota to continue health coverage for low income children and pregnant women under the Children's Health Insurance Plan.

by Martin Moylan

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October 4, 2017 10:51 AM

Senate panel OKs bipartisan children's health bill

No states are expected to immediately run out of funds for the program, which provides health insurance for 8.9 million children.

by The Associated Press

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October 4, 2017 10:33 AM

ACLU sues to increase access to abortion pill

The suit, challenges a longstanding regulation allowing the abortion pill to be dispensed only at a medical facility under the care of a certified provider.

by Sarah McCammon

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October 4, 2017 12:00 AM

Intelligence Squared debate: Is the U.S. health care system terminally broken?

Three doctors and a public health expert debate the motion, "The U.S. health care system is terminally broken." Do we need to design tomorrow's health care on a clean slate, or can the current system be jolted back to life?

by MPR News Staff

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October 3, 2017 7:59 PM

For many women, the nearest abortion provider is hundreds of miles away

For 1 in 5 women, the trip to an abortion provider is more than 40 miles one way, a new report finds.

by Sarah McCammon

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