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It cost $38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

It cost $38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

Lupron, a drug patented half a century ago, treats advanced prostate cancer. It costs a few hundred dollars in the U.K. — so why are U.S. hospitals charging so much more to administer it?
by Arthur Allen

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Allina Health addresses breast health gap for transgender patients

Allina Health addresses breast health gap for transgender patients

The nonprofit health system has developed in-house breast cancer screening guidelines that include transgender patients who are often left out of the conversation.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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After surviving rare cancer and horrific crash, Minneapolis woman returns to thank caregivers

After surviving rare cancer and horrific crash, Minneapolis woman returns to thank caregivers

It’s been one year since Anya Magnuson was struck by a vehicle in Minneapolis — and she’s also endured a lengthy battle with a rare form of cancer. After months of surgeries and therapy, she returned to the hospital to thank the people who saved her life.
by Regina Medina

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As a CPAP recall drags on, sleep apnea sufferers are getting angry

As a CPAP recall drags on, sleep apnea sufferers are getting angry

Philips is trying to fix or replace 5 million of the devices because foam in them can deteriorate into harmful particles. But the process is taking years, forcing some patients to risk their health.
by The Associated Press

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Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity

Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.
by Rob Stein

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'There's so much at stake': VP Harris visits Twin Cities ahead of midterms

'There's so much at stake': VP Harris visits Twin Cities ahead of midterms

With just more than two weeks to go until the midterm election, Vice President Kamala Harris stopped in the Twin Cities on Saturday for a roundtable on reproductive rights and a fundraiser for DFL Gov. Tim Walz.
by Mark Zdechlik

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