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More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests
The 2020 lawsuit unearthed the fact the dementia tests were being “race-normed” — adjusted due to assumptions that Black people have a lower cognitive baseline score.
CDC raises COVID risk ratings in Minnesota, eases national guidance
On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance on “minimizing the impact of COVID-19.” As widely reported, the new guidance eased recommended restrictions by lifting quarantine requirements for those who have been exposed to COVID-19 without feeling symptoms. This week’s CDC map for Minnesota shows many more counties at high risk — 22 up from nine the previous week. But case and wastewater data shows that the increasing rates seen in the last few weeks may be slowing.
Iron Range Sen. Tomassoni, diagnosed with ALS, dies at 69
Accolades poured in from across the political spectrum Friday for longtime state Sen. David Tomassoni of Chisholm, Minn., who died Thursday night after more than a year of battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a lifetime of problems
The PACT Act provides new access to services for American veterans struggling with the health effects of exposure to burn pits. But in Iraq, civilians who were exposed are still on their own.
Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up
After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.