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When Father’s Day feels complicated
A Father’s Day conversation explores the complicated emotions and experiences the day can bring.
A Woodbury man's race to survive after cardiac arrest
Minnesota has some of the best survival rates after cardiac arrest in the country. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a Woodbury man about his experience with cardiac arrest, his wife who administered CPR and the cardiologist who helped save his life.
Upcoming hemp-THC ban will tank some Minnesota breweries, drink distributors
A federal ban that could wipe out Minnesota’s booming low-dose, hemp-THC edible market is approaching in November. Despite that, some breweries are continuing to make THC drinks up until the deadline. They hope Congress steps in before it’s too late.
New Minneapolis clinic provides safe space for sexual assault exams, outside traditional ER settings
Southside Community Health Services, which recently opened a clinic on Lake Street in Minneapolis, is offering sex assault exams in a clinic setting, one step in its trauma-informed care.
Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care.