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Mayo Clinic pressures lawmakers over health budget bill

Mayo Clinic pressures lawmakers over health budget bill

Mayo Clinic officials sent emails to Minnesota lawmakers urging them to remove provisions of a large health bill and said they would pull planned investments from the state if they chose to pass them.
by Michelle Wiley and Dana Ferguson

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Anti-overdose drug naloxone could soon be standard in Minnesota schools

Anti-overdose drug naloxone could soon be standard in Minnesota schools

Minnesota schools could soon be required to have naloxone — the overdose reversing drug — in their buildings. The state would pay for it, although there is also a  proposal pending to have the federal government cover some costs.
by Brian Bakst

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Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards

Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards

Americans paid an estimated $1 billion in interest on medical debt in just three years, a federal agency finds. This includes use of credit cards often pitched in doctors' and dentists' offices.
by Noam Levey

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The healing benefits of getting outdoors

The healing benefits of getting outdoors

MPR News Host Angela Davis speaks with two Minnesotans who are helping others experience the joys of the outdoors and the health benefits. 
by Angela Davis and Danelle Cloutier

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Schools ended universal free lunch. Now meal debt is soaring

Schools ended universal free lunch. Now meal debt is soaring

Across the country, schools are reporting rising cafeteria debt, and fewer kids are enrolling in their free and reduced price programs. Many states are moving to make meals free for all kids again.
by Kate Grumke

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America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it

America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it

Lacking connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General.
by Juana Summers, Vincent Acovino, Christopher Intagliata and Patrick Wood

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