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As insurance regulators ask for state help, what does UCare's collapse mean for customers?

As insurance regulators ask for state help, what does UCare's collapse mean for customers?

Chris Snowbeck, a reporter with the Minnesota Star Tribune, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Wednesday to unravel UCare’s fate, and what it might mean for customers after four decades of business.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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New thinking on menopause and hormone therapy

New thinking on menopause and hormone therapy

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the FDA’s decision to remove warnings on hormone therapies to treat menopause symptoms.
by Catharine Richert and Maja Beckstrom

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U.S. vaccine panel reverses hepatitis B guidance

U.S. vaccine panel reverses hepatitis B guidance

MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks about a federal vaccine advisory committee’s vote to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. 
by Chris Farrell and Nikhil Kumaran

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MDH recommends hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite change in federal guidance

MDH recommends hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite change in federal guidance

On Friday, a federal vaccine advisory committee voted to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. The Minnesota Department of Health said it will continue to recommend the vaccine.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age

Does one drink make you dizzy? Why alcohol hits us harder as we age

For many people, the holidays mean more parties and more occasions to drink. But if you’ve noticed that one cocktail hits you harder than it used to, there’s a scientific reason to explain it.
by Maria Godoy

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Mower County water wells show elevated levels of arsenic and manganese

Mower County water wells show elevated levels of arsenic and manganese

State health officials report that private well water testing has detected high levels of arsenic and manganese in the wells of some homes in southeast Minnesota’s Mower County. The levels are not high enough to endanger people’s health, but they are a concern.
by Molly Castle Work

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U.S. vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

U.S. vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. For decades, the government has advised that all babies be vaccinated against the liver infection right after birth.
by The Associated Press

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