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Health
A study found lead in popular protein powders. Here's why you shouldn't panic
Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run.
Rural Voice: Community members in Wadena talk about solutions to social isolation
Rural Voice is back! This week, Kerri Miller is in Wadena for a town hall conversation about social isolation and the need for more mental health care in rural communities.
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe sues 3M, other companies over 'forever chemicals' contamination
The lawsuit says the band's testing found "alarming" levels of PFAS in lake water, fish and deer on the Leech Lake Reservation. Tribal members depend on hunting, fishing and cultivating wild rice for food, and for cultural and religious practices.
In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile.
What to know about the GLP-1 weight loss drugs
Now that millions of people have taken weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound, what have we learned? MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the benefits, side effects and high cost of the popular GLP-1 drugs.