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Closing the gaps in mental health care
How do you respond when someone asks, “How are you doing?” MPR News host Angela Davis talk with the leaders of three agencies that address mental health needs. What’s holding people back from getting the help they need?
Building community through boxing: Inside Element Gym with Dalton Outlaw
Meet Dalton Outlaw. Once a professional boxer, he’s now fighting for something bigger — supporting youth through boxing and strengthening his community.  
This doctor specializes in diagnosing child abuse. Some of her conclusions have been called into question.
Dr. Nancy Harper is a leading child abuse pediatrician who testifies in trials across the Midwest. She’s claimed to have never incorrectly diagnosed a shaken baby syndrome case, but some judges and juries seem to seem to disagree
A doctor challenged the opinion of a powerful child abuse specialist. Then he lost his job.
A Minneapolis pediatrician said he felt pressured to “fall in line” with child abuse specialist Dr. Nancy Harper and her team. Then he was given a choice: resign or be fired.
Supreme Court upholds South Carolina’s ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
Osterholm: Recommendations from federal vaccine advisory panel are untrustworthy
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets Wednesday and Thursday. It’s the first meeting since RFK Jr. fired all 17 of its members and named eight replacements, some who have previously spread vaccine misinformation.
The health dangers of too much sugar
Many Americans consume far more sugar than we should, and it’s making us sick. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a doctor and a dietitian about how sugar sneaks into our diets, why too much of it causes harm and how to cut back.