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Heart disease is still a killer. Here's how to reverse it
The pandemic has made it harder to exercise and easier to gain weight and delay routine checkups — bad habits that can prime your body for heart disease. These tips can help you get back on track.
COVID vaccine FAQs: What's up with side effects? Should you still double-mask?
So you've successfully scored a COVID-19 vaccination — or at least an appointment. Congrats! Now what about potential short-term side effects like fever, fatigue and muscle aches? And do you have to keep up that double-masking?
Do we even know how to socialize anymore?
The pandemic has reshaped social routines — and some people are worried about returning to a pre-coronavirus world of water-cooler talk and packed social schedules.
April 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccinations, cases, ICU needs all climbing
The disease metrics are headed the wrong way, but the vaccination trend has hit a new high. Can the state vaccinate enough Minnesotans quickly enough to hold off a big surge in the disease as variants get a stronger foothold in the state?
Why there will be fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week
A dip of 86 percent in doses to be distributed to states follows a surge that occurred after one of J&J's third party manufacturers was finally able to release a stockpile.
Can vaccines stop variants? Here's what we know so far
One of the hottest areas of research right now: Studies to determine how well current vaccines work against emerging coronavirus "variants of concern."
As vaccine eligibility expands, one southern MN health department recalibrates
Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties, a two-county public health department in southern Minnesota, requested 300 doses of vaccine to administer this week. But they’re struggling to fill appointment slots — and dealing with no-shows. So they’re asking the state Health Department to reallocate next week’s share.
COVID cases are surging in Michigan. Should it get more vaccines?
The Biden administration isn't sold on the idea that hotspots should get more vaccines, despite growing calls from local leaders. Instead, states get a weekly supply based on their populations.
'Our hearts are heavy': COVID-19 deaths of tribal elders leave a void
Native Americans have the highest COVID-19 mortality rate of any population in the U.S. And for tribes working to revitalize language and culture, the loss of elders to COVID-19 leaves an especially painful void.