Health

Health
U.S. COVID cases start to rise again as the holidays approach
After declining most of the fall, new infections are up again in more than half of U.S. states, worrying experts about what the holiday season may bring.
Disrupting domestic violence
Violence in the home increased during the pandemic. Why? What can be done? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with violence prevention advocates who help survivors heal and abusers change. 
COVID-19 in MN: State readies booster push; hospital needs, deaths climb
With case counts at or near their highest levels since December, Minnesota intends to move ahead this week to offer vaccine booster shots to any eligible Minnesotan who wants one, the state’s health commissioner said Tuesday.
Cost of providing health care for many Minnesotans declined in 2020
For the first time in several years, the total year-over-year cost of providing health care for Minnesotans with private insurance decreased, and the pandemic likely was the biggest factor.
Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world's population.
Three reasons more charities are giving people cash
More charities are coming to the conclusion that giving cash directly to people in need is often the best way to help them.
St. Paul music academy to expand its dementia-friendly chorus
With a new grant from the Minnesota Board on Aging, the Walker|West Music Academy hopes to get more people in the Black community talking about Alzheimer’s disease.
Exhausted doctors urge Minnesotans to get vaccinated
With COVID-19 cases numbers still high, hospitals are crowded and health care workers are stressed. Three Twin Cities physicians are fighting the effects of the virus along with misinformation about treatment and prevention of COVID-19.