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A year after spinal surgery, a $94,000 bill feels like a backbreaker

A year after spinal surgery, a $94,000 bill feels like a backbreaker

A service called neuromonitoring can cut the risk of nerve damage during delicate surgery. But some patients are receiving large bills they didn't expect.
by Jon Hamilton

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Nurses reach contract agreement with Children's Minnesota

Nurses reach contract agreement with Children's Minnesota

Nurses at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis and St. Paul say they've reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with the health system.
by MPR News Staff

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Nurses authorize strike at Twin Cities Children's hospitals

Nurses authorize strike at Twin Cities Children's hospitals

The vote doesn't mean a strike in imminent, but the strike authorization means union leaders could call a strike any time without going back to the rank-and-file. However, before walking out the nurses would have to wait out a 10-day notice period.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Federal grants restricted to fighting opioids miss the mark, states say

Federal grants restricted to fighting opioids miss the mark, states say

The U.S. government has doled out at least $2.4 billion in state grants since 2017, specifically targeting the opioid epidemic. Yet drug abuse problems seldom involve only one substance.
by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Elizabeth Lucas and Orion Donovan-Smith

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Older Minnesotans use plenty of meds, but medical marijuana? Not so much

Older Minnesotans use plenty of meds, but medical marijuana? Not so much

Minnesotans aged 65 and over are the heaviest users of prescription drugs, but rank third behind two younger age groups in use of medical marijuana.
by Peter Cox

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Children's Minnesota nurses voting on strike authorization

Children's Minnesota nurses voting on strike authorization

Unionized nurses at Children's Minnesota facilities are the first to take a strike authorization vote as the latest round of contract negotiations with six hospital systems is underway.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Mental illness affects most women behind bars

Mental illness affects most women behind bars

Rates of mental illness among people in jail or prison are much higher than in the outside world, especially among women prisoners. Women incarcerated in Minnesota say they're not getting the help they need.
by Alisa Roth

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Call to Mind: Spotlight on childhood trauma

Call to Mind: Spotlight on childhood trauma

Three experts explore the impact of childhood trauma on mental health and suggest ways to build resilience in children.
by MPR News Staff

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Mayo Clinic may accelerate end of birth services in Albert Lea

Mayo Clinic may accelerate end of birth services in Albert Lea

Staff departures are squeezing birth center staffing at Mayo Clinic's Albert Lea and Austin, Minn., hospitals, and the health system is evaluating whether to consolidate birth and other services this year instead of 2020.
by Catharine Richert

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