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Bird flu sickens 20,000-turkey flock in Redwood County

Bird flu sickens 20,000-turkey flock in Redwood County

It’s the first new confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Minnesota poultry since April. Animal health officials say the new detection is not entirely surprising as wild waterfowl begin their fall migration.
by Kirsti Marohn

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RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Experts say it's a bad idea

RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Experts say it's a bad idea

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Treating vertigo, dizziness and loss of balance

Treating vertigo, dizziness and loss of balance

Imagine feeling like the room is tipping or spinning around you. That's vertigo. MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks about what vertigo and balance disorders are and how you can get help.
by Kelly Gordon and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota’s cannabis grant program invests in communities harmed by ‘war on drugs’

Minnesota’s cannabis grant program invests in communities harmed by ‘war on drugs’

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management is giving out nearly $1 million in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations across the state. The funding indirectly comes from tax revenue generated by the now legal sale of marijuana.
by Molly Castle Work

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‘A historic thing’: Duluth dispensary is first state-licensed microbusiness to sell cannabis

‘A historic thing’: Duluth dispensary is first state-licensed microbusiness to sell cannabis

Legacy Cannabis in Duluth opened at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday. They are the first state-licensed cannabis microbusiness to start selling recreational cannabis in Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids. 
by Jackie Fortiér

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Trying to get a COVID vaccine right now? Here's what to know

Trying to get a COVID vaccine right now? Here's what to know

If you're not over 65 or have certain risk factors, it might be hard to get one but not necessarily impossible. Here's what to know about the confusing and fast-changing rules for getting the shot.
by Rob Stein and Sydney Lupkin

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