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How to protect your privacy when using mental health care apps

How to protect your privacy when using mental health care apps

Some online therapy companies are facing scrutiny for how they handle user data. Experts weigh in on what patients can do to keep their data safer when using these types of services.
by Shauneen Miranda

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Huge crowds march in St. Paul over abortion rights

Huge crowds march in St. Paul over abortion rights

Marching from Saint Paul College to the state Capitol, demonstrators shouted “my body, my choice” and carried signs that read “we won’t go back.” Once at the Capitol, several speakers impressed upon the crowd that while the right to have an abortion remains in Minnesota, the fight is not over yet.
by Michelle Wiley

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COVID-19 remains on high plateau in Minnesota

COVID-19 remains on high plateau in Minnesota

The levels of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths persist without the major increasing or decreasing trends that we’ve typically seen in past waves.
by Elisabeth Gawthrop and Craig Helmstetter

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The new 988 crisis number is about to launch. Here's what to know

The new 988 crisis number is about to launch. Here's what to know

Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it much easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Drug overdose deaths reach record levels in 2021

Drug overdose deaths reach record levels in 2021

The number of Minnesotans who died of drug overdoses last year increased by more than 20 percent.
by Jon Collins

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U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

Thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine are expected to soon begin shipping to the U.S. after federal health officials said they had completed an inspection of the overseas plant where they were manufactured.
by The Associated Press

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Osterholm: There's a new COVID variant. Should we be worried?

Osterholm: There's a new COVID variant. Should we be worried?

There’s a new COVID-19 variant on the radar called BA 2.75. MPR News Reporter Catharine Richert talked with veteran epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about the latest insights.
by Cathy Wurzer, Catharine Richert and Simone Cazares

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Doctors press Minnesota health systems for more access to abortion medication

Doctors press Minnesota health systems for more access to abortion medication

As Minnesota abortion care providers ramp up to serve an expected influx of patients from across the Midwest, some doctors are pushing their health care organizations to do more now, including improving access to a drug that’s also used for medication abortions.
by Michelle Wiley

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