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Workers are falling ill, even dying, after making kitchen countertops

Workers are falling ill, even dying, after making kitchen countertops

Irreversible lung disease has started to show up among young workers who cut, grind and polish countertops made of increasingly popular "engineered" stone. The material is more than 90 percent silica.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it

The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it

Mass shootings may grab the headlines, but suicides are by far the leading category of gun death in America. However, most Americans don’t know this, according to a new national poll from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America.
by Heath Druzin

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MNsure rates to hold steady in 2020, show market stability

MNsure rates to hold steady in 2020, show market stability

Minnesotans who buy health plans through the state-run health insurance exchange or directly from health insurers will see average premiums hold steady or decline next year.
by The Associated Press

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Walz urges House-Senate negotiations on insulin bills

Walz urges House-Senate negotiations on insulin bills

Gov. Tim Walz called on House Democratic and Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday to negotiate a compromise between their competing insulin affordability proposals so that he can call a special session to resolve one of the big unfinished issues left over from this year's regular session.
by The Associated Press

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State border splits neighbors into Medicaid haves and have-nots

State border splits neighbors into Medicaid haves and have-nots

On the Illinois side of the Mississippi river, many families struggling financially can get health care, thanks to Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, their neighbors on the Missouri side don't qualify.
by Laura Ungar

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She's one of Minnesota’s hardest-working midwives. Try to keep up.

She's one of Minnesota’s hardest-working midwives. Try to keep up.

Rebekah Knapp says helping deliver babies at home is a calling from God. The women she serves, including those in Minnesota’s Amish communities, would agree. Want a look at the life of a modern midwife? Get in the car.
by Catharine Richert

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CVS stops sale of heartburn drugs with suspect contaminant

CVS stops sale of heartburn drugs with suspect contaminant

It's the latest precautionary move by retailers and manufacturers after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned consumers about a potentially dangerous contaminant in prescription and over-the-counter versions of Zantac.
by The Associated Press

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A biopsy came with an unexpected $2,170 'cover charge' for the hospital

A biopsy came with an unexpected $2,170 'cover charge' for the hospital

After a test to rule out cancer, Brianna Snitchler faced a facility fee for use of the hospital's radiology room. She wasn't told in advance about the charge, which strained her tight budget.
by Cara Anthony

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