Local
Nurses authorize second strike, with a start date of Dec. 11
The work stoppage would begin Dec. 11, but leaders of the Minnesota Nurses Association hoped the decision alone would motivate hospitals to sweeten terms.
Local
Holiday viral exchange could add to state's flu, RSV, COVID surge
An early RSV surge is being overtaken by influenza, but both are producing unusually high infection numbers early in the season.
Business
Economists say a Sanford-Fairview merger could raise Minnesota health care costs
While they operate in different parts of the state, the health systems negotiate payment rates with the same insurers and might exert more power as a result.
Local
Searching for a senior home? A new tool helps Minnesotans screen out unsafe providers
The website is a collaboration of elder advocates and the state Department of Health.
Local
Minnesota adds 2 'debilitating' conditions for medical cannabis
Reviews find medical evidence to support use of cannabis to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder and irritable bowel syndrome.
Local
Nurses reach tentative contract agreement in Moose Lake, but not in Twin Cities, Duluth
Tentative agreement at smaller hospital comes as nurses at larger hospitals must decide whether to OK a strike in the winter and amid respiratory virus surge.
Variety
Yuen: Here's a not-so-novel idea. If you're sick, stay home or wear a mask
Do people coughing and sneezing repeatedly in public not notice everyone around them cringing?
St. Paul
Social workers to partner with St. Paul firefighters
Ramsey County is deploying 10 social workers across public safety agencies.
Local
New campaign aims to find diverse bone marrow donors: 'The more lives we can save'
Mikayla Draughon, 14, spent weeks in the hospital as her search continues for a Black bone marrow donor.
South Metro
Too many stores failing tobacco, alcohol compliance checks in Shakopee, officials say
In 2022, 19 businesses didn't check the ID of an underage buyer who was working with police to ensure compliance.
Local
Mask up to ward off illness over holidays, Minnesota experts advise
Mandates proved controversial, but health officials said masks worn properly can make a difference amid respiratory virus surge.
Local
Colleges, animal shelters in Minnesota offer programs to address vet tech shortage
Leaders of both accredited and unaccredited programs hope to help bring more vet techs into the industry.
Nation
5 unusual COVID symptoms — and what to do about them
Hairy tongue, welts and hair loss are among the symptoms that sound like a hex from a children's book.
Business
Proposed Sanford-Fairview merger to get public hearings
Attorney General Keith Ellison says he's heard concerns from health care workers, farmers and people worried that charitable assets will be shipped out of state.
Politics
States move to keep court from lifting Trump asylum policy
A coalition of conservative-leaning states is making a last-ditch effort to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.
Local
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Troubled Minnesota provider of disability services agrees to be acquired
Hundreds of people with disabilities have been in limbo since Bridges MN had its license revoked in June.
Local
Clogged hospitals prompt warnings from Minnesota doctors
Early RSV and influenza seasons combine with staffing shortages and COVID-19 to stress hospitals, especially pediatric facilities.
West Metro
Hennepin County receives $6.7M to prevent lead poisoning in children
The grant, one of the largest in the country, will be used to remove lead paint in homes built before 1978.
Local
For abortion, Minnesota-North Dakota border is a divide
The distance between the Red River Women's Clinic's old location and new location is barely 2 miles, but the abortion climate in the two states is worlds apart.
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