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The White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdoses
The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.
Boil water advisory lifted near major water main break in north Minneapolis
Authorities on Tuesday morning issued a now-lifted boil water advisory for homes and businesses near the site of a major water main break in north Minneapolis. City officials said it may be days before crews can complete repairs to the main that dates back to the 1800s.
Factory workers across the U.S. say they were exposed to asbestos on the job
Their accounts contrast sharply with what chemical giants have said about worker safety at their facilities. At an Olin plant outside of McIntosh, Ala., workers recall decades of asbestos exposure.
China announces a roll-back of its strict anti-COVID-19 measures
China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its restrictive anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting the scale of lockdown to individual apartment floors and buildings.
Report: Minnesota health care workers leaving at 'crisis rates'
A new study finds Minnesota’s low wage direct care workers are leaving the profession due to shortages, low pay and physical risks. In 2019 and 2021 nearly half of direct care workers transitioned to another career. 
Minnesota nurses strike averted as hospitals, union reach deals
The Minnesota Nurses Association and more than a dozen hospitals in the Twin Cities and Twin Ports reported tentative agreements on new three-year labor contracts Tuesday, averting a walkout by thousands of nurses that was scheduled to start in just days.
Minnesota sues to stop 'Death by Gummy Bears' THC edibles
The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy alleges that Northland Vapor and Wonky Confections in northwestern Minnesota are selling edibles with THC amounts far higher than the state allows.
Negotiations continue ahead of Minnesota nurses strike deadline
Minnesota nurses and several hospital systems are set continue bargaining on new contracts this week — ahead of a potential strike by some 15,000 union nurses.
For patients with sickle cell disease, fertility care is about reproductive justice
The disease, which predominantly affects patients of color, can damage the body in ways that can make it difficult to have a child. But patients don't always have access to fertility care.