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Drinking more during the pandemic? You're not alone

Drinking more during the pandemic? You're not alone

MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with Dr. Joseph Lee, medical director of Hazelden Betty Ford Youth Continuum, and a 45-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous to talk about the danger of using alcohol to ease the stress of daily life and how to get help.
by Angela Davis and Arfie Ghedi

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Walz: State plans to launch COVID-19 testing effort among young adults

Walz: State plans to launch COVID-19 testing effort among young adults

Minnesotans ages 18 to 35 who are infected but don’t have any symptoms are driving much of the virus’ spread. Gov. Tim Walz says plans are underway to make testing easily available to people in that age range, a group that amounts to hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.
by Dan Gunderson and Catharine Richert

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The 'Rainflower Project' helps people talk through tragedy

The 'Rainflower Project' helps people talk through tragedy

A huge collection of individually made ceramic flowers lights up a suburban Twin Cities yard with its beauty. However, the “Rainflower Project” also serves as a way to spur conversations about mental health and suicide.
by Myah Christenson

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Oct. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases, deaths climbing steeply

Oct. 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases, deaths climbing steeply

Wednesday’s Health Department data added more detail to an increasingly grim portrait of the pandemic in Minnesota amid a week of record hospitalizations, steeply rising caseloads and double-digit daily deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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Five tips — and a bunch of ideas — to help you celebrate Halloween safely this year

Five tips — and a bunch of ideas — to help you celebrate Halloween safely this year

Many traditional Halloween traditions, like trick or treating, involve face-to-face interactions with lots of different people. But this year, in order to prevent the spread and protect each other from COVID-19, some parts of Halloween may need a little updating. 
by Madison Moroder

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What one school board’s decision to 'let them play' means for Minnesota 

What one school board’s decision to 'let them play' means for Minnesota 

On Monday the Anoka-Hennepin school board voted 5-1 to continue high school sports and extracurricular activities, while transitioning students to distance learning. Other districts are likely watching Anoka-Hennepin’s experience and could make similar decisions going forward as they try to resume the normal rhythms of the school year. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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New study points to invisible killer of infants

New study points to invisible killer of infants

The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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The true cost of North Dakota's strained hospitals: 'He could’ve easily died in my home'

The true cost of North Dakota's strained hospitals: 'He could’ve easily died in my home'

An increasing number of seriously ill patients in Bismarck are sitting through long wait times to be admitted to the hospital, but Sanford Bismarck president Dr. Michael LeBeau said he’s confident the number of beds and staff on hand can deal with the rising hospitalizations.

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