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Trial begins for emergency contraception denial in Aitkin County

Trial begins for emergency contraception denial in Aitkin County

Jury selection is underway Monday in Aitkin County for a case believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. At issue is whether the rights of a McGregor Minnesota woman were violated when her local pharmacist refused to fill a prescription for emergency contraception.
by Cathy Wurzer, Simone Cazares and Sam Stroozas

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Questions raised surrounding images connected to U of M Alzheimer's research

Questions raised surrounding images connected to U of M Alzheimer's research

Scientists and researchers all over the world are looking at the University of Minnesota, and this time not for good reasons. A recent article published in the journal Science questions discoveries made at the U of M that have been fundamental to Alzheimer's research. At the heart of the investigation are a series of images in a key study that have been allegedly falsified. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke to the article's author, Charles Piller, on Morning Edition.
by Cathy Wurzer, Aron Woldeslassie and Matt Mikus

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Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

An estimated 4 million workers in the U.S. are struggling to work due to debilitating symptoms from long COVID. The government is urging employers to provide accommodations to keep them on the job.
by Andrea Hsu

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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

The White House says President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation.
by The Associated Press

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Signs point to COVID concerns in southern Minnesota

Signs point to COVID concerns in southern Minnesota

We’re looking forward to the day we can report (hopefully) a consistent downturn in COVID metrics and call this a COVID mesa instead of a COVID plateau. But for now, flat metrics are the reality, and the possibility remains that things will get worse before they get better.
by Craig Helmstetter and Elisabeth Gawthrop

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Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall

Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall

The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.
by Rob Stein

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More people are opting to get sterilized — and some are being turned away

More people are opting to get sterilized — and some are being turned away

Doctors says more of their patients are seeking permanent sterilization procedures, but some patients are reporting that doctors are unwilling to operate on people of childbearing age.
by Aaron Bolton and Ellis Juhlin

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