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Have you toyed with ditching your job over the past year? Used the upheaval of the pandemic to make needed changes in your life and career? If so, you’re not alone.
Alzheimer's drug stirs hope for patients, worry for doctors
Doctors are trying to figure out who should get a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease which, at best, slows the fatal disease marginally. The drug's recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration has sparked both excitement and skepticism.
Coronavirus FAQ: I've been vaccinated. Do I need to worry about variants?
Here's what we know about the effectiveness of vaccines against variants of concern — notably the delta variant, first identified in India and now responsible for more than 20 percent of new U.S. cases.
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday.
June 27 update on COVID-19 in MN: Average daily case count drops below 100
Minnesota’s average daily COVID-19 case count over the past week has now dropped below 100 — the lowest level seen since the earliest weeks of the pandemic. But the vaccination pace remains at a crawl.
Allina Health makes flu shot for employees mandatory
Allina Health says the flu shot will be mandatory for all employees, starting this flu season. The new policy will also include students, contracted staff and volunteers across the Allina Health system, which includes more than 90 clinics, 11 hospitals and 15 retail pharmacies throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin
June 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations fall; vaccinations stall
With new and active cases and hospital admissions trending at or near their April 2020 lows, Minnesota’s most recent COVID-19 data continues to paint a picture of a receding pandemic. Vaccinations, however, are stuck at crawl.