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Pandemic still declining 4 weeks after end of state mask mandate
Four-week mark considered a key indicator of the impact of any changes in pandemic strategy, including the end of the mandate
Local
Minnesota adolescent mental health treatment facility closes abruptly
Cambia Hills cites payment dispute with state regulators as reason for closing.
Local
New St. Paul nonprofit wants to nip racism in the bud through early childhood education
The organization, Before Racism, is developing anti-racism curriculum for 1- to 5-year-olds.
Local
U, Mayo report COVID-fighting success with anti-aging therapy
Clearing out so-called zombie cells could reduce inflammation and immune system overreaction to COVID-19 that often causes severe illnesses and deaths.
Local
COVID-19 case numbers fall below Minnesota caution level
Minnesota's COVID-19 levels drop below many states in latest weekly federal state profile report.
Local
Vaccines for kids expected this fall
Nearly 4 million children in the United States have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic.
Business
Biogen to cash in on new drug
Unproven Alzheimer's drug to cost $56K a year, mostly paid by taxpayers.
Local
Children's Minnesota tackles racial health disparities: 'What gets measured, gets done'
Children's Minnesota is using a dashboard to show racial disparities in patient outcomes, and efforts to change them.
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Kids 5 and up get shots in vaccine trial
Tests of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine started Monday in Louisiana for children ages 5 through 11. It's one of 98 facilities in 26 states, the District of Columbia, Finland, Poland and Spain where the tests are taking place or planned.
Local
Virus positivity, hospitalization reach new lows in Minnesota
Vaccine proves highly effective in new federal study, including real-world results in Duluth.
Business
Levi's CEO on changing sizes, inflation and voter rights
As Americans start to go out and update their wardrobes, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co. is enjoying a resurgence in denim.
Nation
Many long-haul COVID patients improve after vaccination
Initial research has found that 30 to 40% of COVID-19 patients with lingering issues describe some symptom relief post-vaccination, the latest medical mystery posed by the virus.
Science
Dreams may help sharpen our brains
Artificial intelligence training offers one view of how dreams help our brains function.
Local
After COVID losses, widowed young Minnesotans find 'forever friends' online
With the help of an online support group, young widows and widowers are finding ways to forge a sense of community.
Local
Seasonal changes in COVID-19 likely about people as much as virus, weather
Changes in climate can influence many respiratory viruses, but the exact role in the COVID-19 pandemic remains difficult to separate from other human factors.
Local
Minn. COVID numbers are best in 13 months, Walz says
Minnesota researchers contributed to federal study outlining prevalence of COVID-19 hospitalizations in adolescents.
Local
Air quality alert issued for east-central Minnesota, including metro
The alert will be in effect from noon to 9 p.m. Friday, which will also see sultry weather, with a high in the 90s.
Local
Student COVID cases plummet in Minnesota after spring wave
Minnesota nearing 10 million total COVID-19 diagnostic tests performed in pandemic.
Business
1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic
Early risers in Venice were surprised Thursday to see a cruise ship nosing down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the start of the pandemic, despite repeated government pledges to reroute such huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns.
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