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Health
Americans who live alone report depression at higher rates, but social support helps
The number of people living alone in the U.S. jumped to nearly 38 million. A new study shows people who live alone are more likely to report depression if they didn't have other social supports.
New Twin Cities clinics focus on health for women 65 and older
Herself Health launched in 2022 with a vision to offer health care focused mainly on the specific health issues women over 65 face. Their newest clinic opens in south Minneapolis next week.
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance
The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.
14 Grand Rapids residents came down with Legionnaires' disease. The source is the city's water supply
Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by inhaling Legionella bacteria found in water. It is deadly, but so far no one in Grand Rapids has died.
Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
Medicare pays hospitals about double what it pays other providers for the same services. The hospital lobby is fighting hard to make sure a switch to "site-neutral payments" doesn't become law.
Native Americans shut out of the nation’s liver transplant system
Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than white people