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Minnesota rural hospital workers feel the strain as colleagues leave, COVID stays

Minnesota rural hospital workers feel the strain as colleagues leave, COVID stays

For nurses and other medical staff across rural Minnesota, it's work upon work as they struggle to manage through the pandemic. One north-central Minnesota hospital captures the challenges of trying to find new people to replace those leaving — an expensive and stressful effort as the pandemic hits year three.
by Catharine Richert

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COVID forces hard school choices for students with Down syndrome and their families

COVID forces hard school choices for students with Down syndrome and their families

The pandemic has forced some of Minnesota’s youngest and oldest learners with Down syndrome to miss out on in-person education and programs vital to their progress. School leaders say it’s an immense challenge to catch up on lost learning.
by Sarah Gelbard

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Meet Kahin Adam, healer of refugee trauma

Meet Kahin Adam, healer of refugee trauma

Kahin Adam knows what it’s like to flee war and arrive alone in a strange, new country. MPR News host Angela Davis speaks with Kahin about his journey to Minnesota and how his own experience as a Somali refugee shapes his work as a therapist and mental health educator with fellow refugees in St. Cloud.  
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents

This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents

At 16, Nicolas Montero is old enough to get vaccinated on his own in some parts of the country. But he had to try to get the jabs without his parents knowing, since they're opposed to the vaccine.
by Nina Feldman

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Despite plans, precautions, COVID-19 nearly broke Minnesota hospitals. Why?

Despite plans, precautions, COVID-19 nearly broke Minnesota hospitals. Why?

The COVID-19 pandemic defied the preparations of health care and political leaders, and has taken a toll on a care system that could last for years. As Minnesota heads into the third year of COVID, hospitals in the state are just crawling out of what may be their hardest struggle with treating patients since it all started. So why were hospitals so overwhelmed for so long?
by Catharine Richert and Brian Bakst

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If you're finding this stage of the pandemic especially confusing, you're not alone

If you're finding this stage of the pandemic especially confusing, you're not alone

It's another discombobulating moment in the pandemic, with conflicting signs of where the virus is heading and what people should do about it on a daily basis. If you feel that way, you're not alone.
by Rob Stein

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Pandemic challenging disabled students, their families and their schools

Pandemic challenging disabled students, their families and their schools

Life in the pandemic has been challenging for many students, but for disabled students and their families, there is an added, ongoing struggle as they work to ensure they get the services they’re legally entitled to under state and federal law, while mitigating risks of COVID exposure.
by Sarah Gelbard

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A Mayo doctor warns lawmakers of long-haul COVID's health, economic toll

A Mayo doctor warns lawmakers of long-haul COVID's health, economic toll

Some 2.2 million Americans may be unable to return to work because of long-haul COVID-19 symptoms, according to a Mayo Clinic expert. He warned state lawmakers to prepare for workplace disruptions and to support greater collaboration across health systems to improve research and access to care for long COVID.
by Megan Burks and Tom Crann

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