Health

June 7, 2021 2:07 PM

What Naomi Osaka can teach us about athletes and mental health

Host Angela Davis talks to a journalist, a sports psychologist and a former collegiate tennis coach about Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open.

by Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto and Maja Beckstrom

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June 7, 2021 12:17 PM

How to handle a heat wave: Safety tips and ways to stay cool

The heat wave hitting Minnesota continues on into this week. Here’s what you need to know about the dangers of extreme heat and some tips for staying cool.

by Sara Porter

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June 7, 2021 10:44 AM

FDA has approved a controversial Alzheimer's drug

This is the first new drug approved for Alzheimer's disease since 2003. It's the first to show significant progress against the sticky brain plaques that are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

by Scott Hensley and Jon Hamilton

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June 7, 2021 10:30 AM

How to talk to kids about weight

Well-intended strategies to help kids shed pounds often backfire. New research says there’s a better way.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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June 7, 2021 6:52 AM

A lifeline for the unemployed is about to end in half of U.S. Here's what's at stake

Republican governors are moving to end $300-a-week pandemic payments for the unemployed in a controversial effort to push people back to work. Four states are set to end them this week.

by Scott Horsley

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June 7, 2021 5:00 AM

June 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: Active cases fall below 2K; vaccinations crawl

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 numbers reaffirm that the pandemic is receding quickly. Known, active cases dropped below 2,000 for the first time since April 2020. Vaccinations are tripping along.

by MPR News Staff

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June 6, 2021 8:03 AM

FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15 percent

Regulators say a new version of a popular diabetes medicine can be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Wegovy.

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June 6, 2021 5:02 AM

New type of COVID vaccine could debut soon

Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.

by Joe Palca

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June 6, 2021 5:00 AM

June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Continued record lows in most disease metrics

COVID-19 cases in Minnesota are still dropping, with some hints that the pace of improvement may be slowing. Overall, though, the disease metrics are looking good in the first weekend of June.

by MPR News Staff