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Using Olmsted County data, Mayo Clinic research looks at golf courses and Parkinson’s disease risk

Using Olmsted County data, Mayo Clinic research looks at golf courses and Parkinson’s disease risk

Like with farmland, pesticide runoff from golf courses can enter the air and water. A new study used local data to measure people’s proximity to golf courses and their Parkinson’s disease risk.

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249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

Aspiring cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in Minnesota’s budding recreational cannabis industry reacted with joy and disappointment after the state held a lottery to determine their future.
by Nicole Ki

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Role reversal: Millions of kids are caregivers for elders. Why their numbers might grow.

Role reversal: Millions of kids are caregivers for elders. Why their numbers might grow.

Researchers estimate at least 5.4 million U.S. children who provide care to an adult in their home. As state officials eye federal Medicaid funding cuts that could drastically reduce home care services for those who are disabled or have chronic health conditions, many predict that number will rise.

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Living with and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia

Living with and reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia

Does someone you love have Alzheimer’s disease? Or do you wonder what you can do to reduce your risk of developing it? MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the latest research and how to support caregivers. 
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Thick smoke, haze blanket much of Minnesota; air quality alert remains in effect

Thick smoke, haze blanket much of Minnesota; air quality alert remains in effect

Much of Minnesota was blanketed in thick haze Tuesday, as the sight and smell of smoke from Canadian wildfires spread across the state. It was among the worst air quality on record in the state.
by Andrew Krueger

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‘I’m so proud of us’: Indigenous nursing graduates credit success to friendship, faculty support

‘I’m so proud of us’: Indigenous nursing graduates credit success to friendship, faculty support

Four Indigenous students graduated from Minneapolis College’s nursing program in May. All four students said they relied on one another to complete the rigorous undergraduate program.
by Melissa Olson

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Air quality alert continues through Wednesday, northwest Minnesota warned of 'hazardous' air

Air quality alert continues through Wednesday, northwest Minnesota warned of 'hazardous' air

An air quality alert for all of Minnesota has been extended through midday Wednesday, as more — and more-intense — rounds of smoke from Canadian wildfires are forecast to move across the region.
by MPR News Staff

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