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Moms of the dead from drugs: 'Where is the outrage for us?'

Moms of the dead from drugs: 'Where is the outrage for us?'

Overdoses now kill more each year than guns or breast cancer or AIDS at its peak. They kill more than the entire Vietnam War. They kill nearly 200 a day on average, the equivalent of a 9/11 every few weeks.
by The Associated Press

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Q&A: Feds tackle opioid epidemic, but is it helping?

Q&A: Feds tackle opioid epidemic, but is it helping?

Congress has provided targeted grants for treatment, recovery and prevention and made numerous policy changes to help people struggling with addiction get access to services.
by The Associated Press

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After the overdose: A family's journey into grief and guilt

After the overdose: A family's journey into grief and guilt

There are hundreds of thousands of families like the Biggers, and dozens more made each day, as the country continues struggling to contain the worst drug crisis in its history. They suffer in solitude, balancing sorrow with relief, shame with perseverance, resentment with forgiveness.
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Federal shutdown affected probe into unique bovine TB case

Federal shutdown affected probe into unique bovine TB case

Chances are low the situation will imperil other cattle herds or people, particularly since the herd in southeastern North Dakota's Sargent County has been quarantined.

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Why Finland's beloved baby box got a harsh review

Why Finland's beloved baby box got a harsh review

A watchdog agency delved into the origins of the booties and bibs in a free box of goodies that the Finnish government sends to new moms.
by Nadia Whitehead

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Muscles may preserve a shortcut to restore lost strength

Muscles may preserve a shortcut to restore lost strength

Muscle cells may retain nuclei that helped them grow strong, even after muscles shrink from lack of use. This provocative contentious idea could have implications for public health and sports.
by Jonathan Lambert

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Health officials seek those possibly affected by TB in Mankato

Health officials seek those possibly affected by TB in Mankato

State officials are looking for dozens more people who could be impacted by a tuberculosis outbreak on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus.
by Nina Moini

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Lawmakers look to boost funding to address farmer stress, suicide

Lawmakers look to boost funding to address farmer stress, suicide

The Minnesota House agriculture committee heard Thursday from a Kittson County farmer who lost her husband and from a counselor who gets calls seven days a week from those in need.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Tuberculosis outbreak associated with Mankato university

Health officials believe the bacteria originated with an international student and spread to at least seven others. About 700 people who may have interacted with them have been contacted. And, of those, health officials identified another 30 individuals who have tested positive for TB, but didn't have any symptoms.
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