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Drug industry middlemen to be questioned by Senate committee

Drug industry middlemen to be questioned by Senate committee

The Senate Finance Committee will hear Tuesday from executives from the biggest pharmacy benefit managers. Confidential rebates paid to the PBMs are expected to draw scrutiny.
by Alison Kodjak

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Prenatal testing can ease minds or heighten anxieties

Prenatal testing can ease minds or heighten anxieties

A variety of genetic tests are available to screen both fetus and parents. One option that's growing in popularity is called an expanded carrier screening. The results can be useful and overwhelming.
by Lesley McClurg

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MN Health: Medical marijuana eases cancer treatment symptoms for some

MN Health: Medical marijuana eases cancer treatment symptoms for some

A new Minnesota study of more than 1,000 patients supports evidence that medical marijuana may help reduce the severity of nausea, pain, insomnia and other side effects associated with cancer and its treatment, the state Health Department says.
by MPR News Staff

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Seasonal sniffles? Immunotherapy tablets can replace allergy shots for some allergens

Seasonal sniffles? Immunotherapy tablets can replace allergy shots for some allergens

Many allergists have started to prescribe immunotherapy tablets to some of their patients. They're safe and convenient, and like allergy shots, they treat the root cause of your allergic misery.
by Allison Aubrey

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Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

Argosy's demise may worsen Minnesota's psychologist shortage

For-profit Argosy University once trained roughly a fifth of Minnesota's licensed psychologists. Its sudden closing has left students stranded and local mental health leaders worried about how to meet an already widening demand for psychologists in Minnesota.
by Alisa Roth

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What does 'Medicare for All' mean to potential 2020 voters?

What does 'Medicare for All' mean to potential 2020 voters?

Many of the Democratic presidential candidates back a plan to enhance and expand Medicare coverage. Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is not among them.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Mozambique recovers from cyclone, fights threat of cholera

Mozambique recovers from cyclone, fights threat of cholera

A battered notebook lists the people still alive in one Mozambique village after a devastating cyclone. But sip by sip, a deadly threat remains.
by Associated Press

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84-year-old pole vaulter keeps raising the bar

84-year-old pole vaulter keeps raising the bar

Flo Filion Meiler was inspired to take up the event at 65 when she scoped out the competition. "I said to myself, you know, I think that I could do better than that."
by Laurel Wamsley

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States move to legalize CBD to end confusion over U.S. rules

States move to legalize CBD to end confusion over U.S. rules

CBD oil-infused gummy bears, lattes and other food, drinks and dietary supplements are selling quickly even though the U.S. government says they're illegal and local authorities have forced some retailers to pull products.
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