A look at excess deaths during COVID-19, including firearm assaults and malnutritionFebruary 3, 2023 6:35 PMBy Benjamin Clary and Elisabeth GawthropIn Minnesota, there was just one week last year — the week ending April 2 — when the actual number of deaths did not exceed the average number of expected deaths.
Play8min 21sec'We’re still gonna say no': Inside UnitedHealthcare’s effort to deny coverage to chronically ill patientFebruary 3, 2023 9:02 AMAfter a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
Manufacturer recalls eye drops after possible link to bacterial infectionsFebruary 3, 2023 3:05 AMBy Ayana Archie EzriCare artificial tears are suspected to be the cause of an outbreak of the VIM-GES-CRPA strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which the CDC said is the first outbreak of its kind in the U.S.
A single-shot treatment to protect infants from RSV may be coming soonFebruary 2, 2023 12:02 PMBy Tarryn Mento The illness sends tens of thousands of babies to the hospital each year. If approved, the new injection would be the first broadly available prevention tool.
Play3min 19secNative Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' researchFebruary 1, 2023 4:00 AMBy Rhitu Chatterjee During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9 percent, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30 percent, a new study shows.
MN bill aims to create legal refuge for trans youth seeking gender-affirming careJanuary 31, 2023 2:46 PMBy Michelle Wiley and Nicole KiMinnesota legislators began reviewing a bill that protects access to health care for trans youth, a move that the author says is a historic first. At the Tuesday hearing, several parents of trans youth spoke in support of the bill.
Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggestJanuary 31, 2023 11:10 AMBy Jordan Rau As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.
How the pandemic changed the rules of personal financeJanuary 31, 2023 5:30 AMBy Paddy Hirsch A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle.
Play4min 32secCOVID response turns another corner: MN test to treat sites are no moreJanuary 31, 2023 4:00 AMBy Michelle WileyThe Minnesota Department of Health has closed COVID testing sites that people once visited in droves. But the agency said use of the sites at places like St. Paul's Midway neighborhood and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had dropped.
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare January 31, 2023 3:25 AMBy Ayana Archie Children ages 19 and under died from COVID-19 at a rate at 1 per 100,000, making it rare, but still a leading cause of death among that age group.
