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In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment

In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment

The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.
by Pien Huang

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How Hmong and Karen community leaders are fighting youth addiction

How Hmong and Karen community leaders are fighting youth addiction

Karen and Hmong parents in Minnesota say they are increasingly alarmed by the substance abuse they see in their communities’ youth. Opioids are the largest problem, specifically the the deadly drug fentanyl.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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Appeals court rules in favor of woman turned away from pharmacy for emergency contraceptive

Appeals court rules in favor of woman turned away from pharmacy for emergency contraceptive

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that an Aitkin County pharmacist’s refusal to give a woman emergency contraception in 2019 was illegal sex discrimination under the state’s human rights act.
by Peter Cox

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Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

Marijuana, cannabis, hemp: Why Minnesota is choosing its words carefully

What’s in a name? To paraphrase Shakespeare, a bud by any other word would smell as sweet. Legislators and businesspeople around the state are changing the words they use to talk about cannabis as it becomes legal for adult use.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

Many Americans rely on Medicaid when fighting diseases. But there’s a catch. Often, states try to recoup the costs after the recipients die. That could mean a big bill — even the sale of their homes.
by The Associated Press

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