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The link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory calling for expanding the warning label on alcohol to link it to an increased risk for some cancers.
Trump’s federal health website scrubs ‘abortion’ search results
The most “relevant” results that come up in a search of “abortion” on HHS.gov, the website for the federal Department of Health and Human Services, are several years old, from the first Trump administration.
Extreme cold leads to school delays, cancellations Tuesday across Minnesota
The arctic cold snap that remains entrenched across the Upper Midwest has prompted some school districts in Minnesota and neighboring states to cancel or delay the start of classes on Tuesday.
Beyond red dye No. 3: Here's what parents should know about food colorings
Food companies have two years to get red dye No. 3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, because of behavioral issues in kids. Here's what parents need to consider.
’I’m tired’ says outgoing Interim Director of the Office of Cannabis Management
Friday was the last day for the Director of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management, Charlene Briner. She was appointed in 2023 as Interim Director, which was supposed to be just a few months long gig, but it stretched into a 20-month-long job.