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Chicago woman is 2nd US patient with new virus from China

Mayo Clinic is one of many health care organizations that is prepared, with support from Public Health authorities, ...

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Minnesota reports 1st child death of flu season

Minnesota health officials on Thursday reported the first child death of the flu season. According to the Minnesota ...

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In many Minneapolis schools, the therapist is just down the hall

A program pioneered by Minneapolis Public Schools more than 15 years ago is catching on in Minnesota and ...

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Take on the ‘Passport to Heart Health’ challenge

Staying heart-healthy can be a challenge, especially when good intentions bump into real-life obstacles. Mayo Clinic Health System ...

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Audit: Controls fall short in Minnesota’s medical cannabis program

Minnesota’s medical cannabis program needs tighter financial and legal controls, according to a new report by the state’s ...

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Mayo to build genomic database in collaboration with Helix

ROCHESTER — Mayo Clinic is creating a library of genomic sequencing data on 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants ...

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Genetic testing provides insight to sudden unexplained deaths in Amish community

ROCHESTER — Researchers used post-mortem genetic testing to find the underlying cause of multiple sudden deaths in young people ...

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Infant death related to whooping cough in Minnesota

ST. PAUL — Minnesota health officials say the death of an infant has been linked to whooping cough. ...

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Critical need for blood and platelet donors after the holidays

ST. PAUL — The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood and platelet donors of ...

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Pharmacies say prescribers bear opioid crisis responsibility

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Doctors and other healthcare practitioners who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of ...

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Opioid prescribing practices become safer for people served by Minnesota public health care programs

As Minnesota health care providers begin to receive updated opioid prescribing reports in the coming days, data from ...

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8th flu death of season reported in Minnesota

ST. PAUL  — Minnesota has reported another flu death, bringing the total to eight so far this season, ...

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Keep exercising: New study finds it’s good for your brain’s gray matter

Cardiorespiratory exercise — walking briskly, running, biking and just about any other exercise that gets your heart pumping ...

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Brotherly Love: Austin man given the gift of a kidney by his brother

When Austin resident Robert Rowbal and his brother Alan were younger, they lost their mother to Polycystic Kidney ...

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MNSure private health coverage enrollment ends Monday, Dec. 23

Minnesotans have until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, to enroll in health insurance coverage through MNsure for ...

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