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Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease’s expansion.
by Alejandra Borunda

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What to know about Trump’s picks for CDC, FDA and surgeon general

What to know about Trump’s picks for CDC, FDA and surgeon general

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming president shift the priorities of agencies that are key to public health.
by Will Stone

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Research finds insecticide common in shallow ground water across Minnesota

Research finds insecticide common in shallow ground water across Minnesota

New research found widespread contamination by neonicotinoid insecticides in shallow groundwater across Minnesota. The neurotoxic chemicals are the mostly widely used class of insecticide in the U.S.
by Dan Gunderson

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At least 15 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

At least 15 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

U.S. health officials say at least 15 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 160,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Dr. Marty Makary on medicine's blind spots

Dr. Marty Makary on medicine's blind spots

Dr. Marty Makary says data misinterpretation and conventional thinking is not serving us well — and he wants to change that. His new book, “Blind Spots,” details when medicine got it wrong and then resisted making it right.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities

He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities

In Georgia and other states, the federal government oversees the treatment of people with mental illness and developmental disabilities, because the states have been unable to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the subsequent Olmstead ruling.
by Sam Whitehead

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Minnesota hospitals navigate IV fluid shortage  

Minnesota hospitals navigate IV fluid shortage  

After Hurricane Helene shut down production of the world’s largest IV fluid manufacturer, Minnesota hospitals scrambled to find new sources and canceled some surgeries. Weeks later, the hospitals report varying levels of normalcy with the help of new conservation methods. 
by Erica Zurek

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