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Wellness Wednesday health highlights

Wellness Wednesday health highlights

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits health and wellness advice on how to build strong bones, from your teen years to old age. Plus, the new ways young people are getting hooked on nicotine.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota hospitals scramble to conserve IV fluid during nationwide shortage

Minnesota hospitals scramble to conserve IV fluid during nationwide shortage

M Health Fairview, Allina and Hennepin Healthcare are rescheduling their patients as a result of an IV fluid shortage. The shortage is one of the many ripple effects of Hurricane Helene.
by Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov and Erica Zurek

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Federal HIDTA designation works to stop drug trafficking in Beltrami County area

Federal HIDTA designation works to stop drug trafficking in Beltrami County area

The designation by the White House of National Drug Control Policy makes Beltrami the eighth Minnesota county in the program. It’s designed to bring attention and resources to the area for enforcement, treatment and diversion.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

For the first time, Twin Cities Marathon organizers have approved electric handcycles for disabled participants. That’s great news for Quinn Brett who first ran the marathon about 20 years ago. This year, she’s back in the race for the first time since becoming paralyzed from the waist down in 2017.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Breaking ground for better care: Minneapolis VA strives to create safer space for women veterans

Breaking ground for better care: Minneapolis VA strives to create safer space for women veterans

The Minneapolis VA recently broke ground on a new women’s clinic. When it’s completed in two years, the new facility will not only be larger and offer more services than the current clinic, it will be specially designed to serve the specific physical and mental needs of women veterans.
by Erica Zurek

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Early childhood champion Carolyn Smallwood on nurturing young children

Early childhood champion Carolyn Smallwood on nurturing young children

What happens to us when we’re very young children can set us up for life. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the CEO of the nonprofit Way to Grow about what we can do to nurture kids’ development.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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