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COVID continues to fade in Minnesota

COVID continues to fade in Minnesota

Cases are dropping, tests results are coming back negative and hospitalizations are down.
by David H. Montgomery

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Dr. LaPrincess Brewer on improving heart health in Minnesota's African American community

Dr. LaPrincess Brewer on improving heart health in Minnesota's African American community

Cathy Wurzer talks with Dr. LaPrincess Brewer. She is a preventive cardiologist at Mayo Clinic. Her research focuses on solutions for African American Minnesotans who are struggling with cardiovascular disease.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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With mask mandates expiring, businesses bet on their own policies

With mask mandates expiring, businesses bet on their own policies

Mask mandates are going away around the country, so shops and restaurants are developing their own policies based on personal choice and risk tolerance.
by Yuki Noguchi

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CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks

CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks

U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday outlined a new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip.
by The Associated Press

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Surge receding; hospital needs, new cases fall

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Surge receding; hospital needs, new cases fall

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 numbers offer more evidence of a pandemic surge in retreat, with fewer than 600 patients in the hospital now and new daily cases trending at a six-month low.
by MPR News Staff

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Meet Virginia, a birth simulator aimed at preserving rural obstetrics

Meet Virginia, a birth simulator aimed at preserving rural obstetrics

Having a baby in rural Minnesota is getting harder. In the last two decades, at least 13 counties lost all labor and delivery services, leaving some women to drive long distances to give birth. But a new birth simulator aims to preserve birth services in remote parts of the state.
by Catharine Richert

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