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The invisible children with cancer

The invisible children with cancer

A study looks at the toll of cancer on children around the world. Co-author Dr. Lisa Force of St. Jude hospital says: "An important prognostic indicator for survival is where that child is living."
by Marc Silver

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Happy 200th, stethoscope

Happy 200th, stethoscope

Two hundred years ago this week, a French doctor published his findings on the stethoscope. Our weekly medical analyst, Dr. Jon Hallberg, shares how the ubiquitous medical tool came to be.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Racism is a health risk for black mothers and babies

Racism is a health risk for black mothers and babies

African-American women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications, and their babies face worse outcomes than their white counterparts. A growing body of research suggests racism plays a role.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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Aspen Lecture: Dr. Mark Hyman on the future of personalized health

Aspen Lecture: Dr. Mark Hyman on the future of personalized health

Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, talks about the best ways to prevent and treat chronic illness as part of the Aspen Institute’s Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series
by MPR News Staff

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The car seat industry helped delay a child safety regulation — again

The car seat industry helped delay a child safety regulation — again

A long-delayed safety standard for children’s car seats in side-impact crashes is being pushed back further. The industry is arguing that the government should not act without also updating its other safety standards for car seats.

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Want to know what's in your sweat? There's a patch for that

Want to know what's in your sweat? There's a patch for that

Scientists are getting closer to developing a wearable patch that can measure hydration and other health markers — in sweat. The hope is it could give athletes more data to boost their performance.
by Luisa Torres and Joe Palca

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A fair challenge: Preventing spread of animal diseases

A fair challenge: Preventing spread of animal diseases

As farm animals from across Minnesota head to the State Fair, the Board of Animal Health is asking everyone to help limit the spread of disease.
by John Enger

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Is this number of E. coli cases common?

Two beaches on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis are closed for the rest of the summer. MPR News host Angela Davis checks in with Trisha Robinson from the Minnesota Department of Health about why MDH decided to close the beaches and whether the number of E. coli bacteria-related sicknesses is unusual.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Former FDA head: Restrictions on abortion medication deserve a second look

Former FDA head: Restrictions on abortion medication deserve a second look

The FDA heavily restricted mifepristone — a drug that ends early pregnancies — when it approved it 19 years ago. A former FDA commissioner asks whether the current restrictions should be revisited.
by Luisa Torres

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