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Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies. The state’s department of health announced the rabies death on Friday. The person’s death marks a rare occurrence. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says fewer than 10 people in the the U.S. die from rabies each year.
by The Associated Press

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New vaccines arrive as COVID-19 wastewater levels reach 2024 highpoint

New vaccines arrive as COVID-19 wastewater levels reach 2024 highpoint

Along with the annual flu vaccine, the new COVID-19 vaccine formulation is now widely available in Minnesota. It comes at a time when COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain stable but elevated and deaths are increasing. In addition, wastewater data shows higher COVID-19 levels than measured in all of 2024.
by Craig Helmstetter

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The impacts of repeated concussions

The impacts of repeated concussions

How many concussions are too many? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about what we know about how repeated concussions affect us and how to treat them.
by Cari Dwyer and Angela Davis

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The secret to a long life? Fraud and shoddy record keeping, says one researcher

The secret to a long life? Fraud and shoddy record keeping, says one researcher

New research out of the U.K. appears to debunk most instances of super centenarians, or extra-long lives, as fraud and bad record-keeping. But an organization promoting the concept of blue zones of longevity says that research is not credible.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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