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Morning Edition has been checking in with educators throughout the pandemic, and will continue doing so this fall. On Monday, host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Eden Prairie first grade teacher Maria Villavicencio. School starts in Eden Prairie on Wednesday.
As telemedicine replaces the physical exam, what are doctors missing?
Certain diagnoses are harder to catch without an in-person connection. And beyond that, a doctor reflects on the loss of a ritual that can provide "real comfort and meaning" to physician and patient.
Aug. 31 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Edge of a cliff'; active cases reach record high
"We cannot afford to have this Labor Day weekend further accelerate the community spread, because if that happens, what comes next is going to be worse," the state health commissioner warned Monday.
'So grateful to be able to be here': COVID-19 survivor thanks hospital staff who saved him
Rick Huggins spent weeks on a ventilator and near death from COVID-19. But he persevered with the help of the doctors and nurses at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul — and over the weekend, he returned there to thank them and celebrate his recovery.
Birx makes mask pitch, voices concern over Minnesota COVID-19 trends
The White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator made multiple stops in Minnesota this weekend to assess the situation and meet with officials battling the pandemic.
Coronavirus cases top 25 million globally as India emerges as a new epicenter
The milestone was reached on Sunday, fueled by a surge of more than 78,000 cases in India on Saturday. The spread of the virus in India has grown in recent weeks, with daily cases there now outpacing both the United States and Brazil.
Aug. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: Number of cases climbs past 75,000
Minnesota health officials reported 934 more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday — down from the previous day, but still among the highest single-day totals on record in the state.
Aug. 29 update on COVID-19 in MN: More than 1,000 new cases in the state
Minnesota health officials Saturday reported 1,032 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases — the second-highest daily increase on record and the second time in three days that the state’s new case count surpassed 1,000.
FDA removes top spokesperson after blood plasma blunder
Emily Miller was central in defending the FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, after he falsely said that blood plasma could lower the death rate from COVID-19 by more than a third.