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Doctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopause

Doctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopause

Hormone therapy has been shrouded in confusion for years. Research testing one type was stopped early more than two decades ago because of concerns about increased risks of breast cancer and blood clots.
by The Associated Press

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Drug overdoses spike in western Wisconsin, raising safety concerns in Minnesota

First responders and emergency rooms in western Wisconsin are seeing a sudden spike in overdoses and have issued a public safety alert. They worry this could be a wider problem affecting drug users in other parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
by Molly Castle Work

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University of Minnesota medical school’s Duluth campus shifts to 4-year program

University of Minnesota medical school’s Duluth campus shifts to 4-year program

For the first time since the school’s founding more than a half-century ago, incoming students at the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Duluth Campus this fall will complete all four years of their training in Duluth.
by Dan Kraker

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Minn. joins challenge to federal investigators' demands for information on transgender patients

Minn. joins challenge to federal investigators' demands for information on transgender patients

When the U.S. Justice Department sought information from doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care for young transgender patients, officials weren’t just asking for policies. They also demanded information about individual patients.
by The Associated Press

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Try this when your doctor says ‘yes’ to a preventive test but insurance says ‘no’

Try this when your doctor says ‘yes’ to a preventive test but insurance says ‘no’

Health insurance wouldn’t cover one child’s hearing tests. Reporters with Health Care Helpline investigated and share this advice for what to do if preventive care gets denied.
by Jackie Fortiér

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Digital detoxing: Finding balance in a world that never logs off

Digital detoxing: Finding balance in a world that never logs off

Are you glued to your phone or laptop? Maybe you need a digital detox. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how to take a break from our screens and create strategies to unplug.    
by Angela Davis and Nikhil Kumaran

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U.S. pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice

U.S. pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations were released Tuesday. 
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As West Nile spreads, expert explains safety tips for mosquito-borne virus

As West Nile spreads, expert explains safety tips for mosquito-borne virus

Elizabeth Schiffman, supervisor of the Minnesota Department of Health's vectorborne diseases unit, joined MPR News guest host Phil Picardi on Morning Edition with answers.
by Phil Picardi and Gracie Stockton

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