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Improve your health habits with Wellness Wednesday

Improve your health habits with Wellness Wednesday

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits Wellness Wednesday conversations about oral health, the potential benefits of fermented foods and how to prevent and detect colorectal cancers.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverage

Minnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverage

A Twin Cities family says their mother could soon be left without care for a brain injury, after Medicaid coverage ended for thousands of Minnesota immigrants. Advocates and government officials are scrambling to find care for hundreds of people with high needs who have been left uninsured.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minnesotans face another year of steep health insurance hikes

Minnesotans face another year of steep health insurance hikes

All approved insurers will raise rates by at least 10 percent in Minnesota’s individual and small-group markets, as higher healthcare costs and expired ACA tax credits put pressure on consumers.
by Erica Zurek

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Minnesota has new K-12 academic health standards. What will they look like in the classroom?

Minnesota has new K-12 academic health standards. What will they look like in the classroom?

The Director of Training and Education at the Center for Healthy Youth Development at the University of Minnesota explains the newly approved state K-12 academic health standards.
by Clay Masters and Ben Revier

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Medicaid access ends for 5,000 Minnesota immigrants

Medicaid access ends for 5,000 Minnesota immigrants

More than 5,000 refugees, asylum seekers, Afghan and Ukrainian humanitarian parolees, trafficking victims, noncitizens protected under the Violence Against Women Act and qualified noncitizen veterans in Minnesota will lose medical assistance under new federal rules.
by Erica Zurek and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic

Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic

It’s been six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many Minnesotans are still suffering its aftermath. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the extreme fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms of long COVID.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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For the first time, Minnesota has K-12 health standards. Here’s what to know

For the first time, Minnesota has K-12 health standards. Here’s what to know

Minnesota’s first statewide K-12 health standards were approved after an earlier version was rejected in July. The standards cover topics including sexual health, mental health, nutrition and media literacy.
by Sam Stroozas

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