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10,000 Minnesotans will die of cancer in 2024
Getty ImagesClose to 38,000 Minnesotans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2024, according to the latest projections from the American Cancer Society. Over 5,000 women will learn they have breast cancer....
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Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic...
Photo credit: Noble Research Institute.Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison...
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New board of Minnesota nurses union replaces leadership in major shake-up
Minnesota Nurses Association First Vice President Shiori Konda-Muhammad speaks at a news conference announcing the union's legislative priorities on Feb. 5, 2024. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota...
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Attorney general, governor to push for medical debt reform
Attorney General Keith Ellison announced his support for legislation that would rein in medical billing at a press conference on Feb. 9, 2024. Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer. Minnesota’s top...
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Lawmakers to make another attempt at requiring insurers to cover infertility...
Miraya Gran spoke at a Capitol press conference on Feb. 14, 2024, about her and her husband Andy's infertility treatments. Andy Gran held their 2-year-old daughter, Isla, who was conceived via IVF....
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Workers announce strike at 7 nursing homes in Twin Cities metro area
Nursing home worker Teresa Brees speaks at a news conference on Feb. 20, 2024 announcing workers at seven nursing homes authorized a 24-hour unfair labor practices strike for March 5. Photo by Max...
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Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers.
Centene Corporation headquarters in Clayton, Missouri. Photo by Jeff Roberson/Associated Press. .singleRepublisherRow {display:none;} Shalina Chatlani examined the health care system in Mississippi as...
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Share of uninsured Minnesotans hits record low
Photo illustration by Getty Images.The share of Minnesotans without health insurance fell to an all-time low in 2023, according to data released this week by the Minnesota Department of Health. Last...
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Mayo Clinic employee files class action lawsuit over high health care costs
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer.A worker at Mayo Clinic’s Arizona hospital filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the health system and insurer Medica in...
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To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at implicit bias
Dana Williams, top, and Khalyson McDuffie, doulas with Birth in Color, a Virginia group that offers doula services for pregnant patients of color and training for local maternal health care workers to...
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