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Health
COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline in Minnesota
The latest data show Minnesota’s hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have declined for three straight weeks. In addition, COVID-19 levels measured in wastewater continue to decline in most parts of the state.
Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.
The Senate HELP committee questioned pharmaceutical CEOs about how much more Americans pay for the same drugs sold for less in Canada, Japan and Europe.
Why are kids of color in Minnesota spending months in hospital emergency rooms that can’t treat their problems?
Children with autism and mental illness find themselves “boarded” — even though doctors, families, and caregivers know it doesn’t help. As one Twin Cities hospital leader says, “We are truly harming these children, and this is not OK.”
Eli Lilly settlement caps insulin prices for Minnesotans
A settlement between the state of Minnesota and drugmaker Eli Lilly provides better guarantees for patients that their out-of-pocket insulin costs won’t exceed $35 a month, beginning immediately.
What Black men need to know about prostate cancer
One in eight men—– and one in six Black men — will get prostate cancer during their lifetime. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with a doctor and a survivor.
Activists voice concerns in ongoing Smith Foundry investigation
Officials will hold a meeting with community members Wednesday to give an update on the ongoing investigation of the foundry. Representatives from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the state and city health departments will speak to attendees.