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Demystifying migraines and headaches
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two neurologists about the latest research into how to prevent and treat migraines and other headaches and why some people get lingering headaches after COVID-19.
With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses
The Biden administration is allowing the shot to be given between layers of skin — a method that only requires a fifth of the full dose — in order to increase vaccinations and slow the outbreak.
A 'staggering' number of people couldn't get care during the pandemic, poll finds
Insured or not, one in five said they couldn't get treated for serious illness, while preventive and elective procedures were neglected. Disruptions in care hit Black and Native Americans the hardest.
COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox
Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox, and maybe other viruses.
Minnesota’s COVID plateau - a new normal?
Perhaps this plateau has become our new normal. But the relatively steady statewide trends overall can mask important variations in communities throughout the state.
Hennepin County clinic gives update on monkeypox outbreak in Minnesota
Minnesota health care providers on the front lines of the monkeypox outbreak say the risk remains low — but they want people to be aware, seek care and above all try to keep the virus from becoming endemic.