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FAQ: What are DFL lawmakers proposing next on abortion?
DFLers at the Capitol are taking another pass at Minnesota’s abortion restrictions and working to set up legal protections against other state’s bans. Here’s what you need to know.
'Do I really need to floss?' and other common questions about dental care
We asked experts to answer five questions about how to properly care for your teeth. Here's what they said about finding a dentist, whitening your teeth at home, and whether daily flossing is necessary.
CDC puts much of Minnesota at low risk of COVID this week
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to those who celebrate the holiday! Coincidentally, the CDC’s map of Minnesota’s COVID-19 “Community Levels” is almost entirely green, indicating low risk of COVID throughout the state.
New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
Scientists have found raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus in previously unavailable genetic data, from samples in Wuhan, China shortly after the first human cases were detected. Other experts have not yet verified their analysis.
‘We want to be accepted’: Clubhouses give community to those with mental illness
Fountain House pioneered what is now known as the clubhouse model, which are community-based programs that provide social support for severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder.
Sickle cell patient's success with gene editing raises hopes and questions
A Mississippi woman's life has been transformed by a treatment for sickle cell disease with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. All her symptoms from a disease once thought incurable have disappeared.