Ask a Bookseller: Laziness does not exist
We’re solidly into January, which means many of us have had time to follow up on — or perhaps abandon — New Year’s Resolutions. At a time of year when many people resolve to do more and better, bookseller Whit Robinson of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia recommends one of her top reads: the nonfiction […]
U presses for control of campus teaching hospital ahead of Sanford-Fairview deal
Updated 7:10 p.m. The University of Minnesota is planning to ask the state to help it acquire Twin Cities campus health care facilities from Fairview Health Services. The bid comes as Fairview is planning to combine with Sanford Health, a move that some are criticizing. “We have a great research university, a great medical school […]
The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
A staff member for Sen. Rand Paul takes photos of her puppy, Jefferson, before a 2021 press conference on the FDA Modernization Act. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A new U.S. law has eliminated the requirement that drugs in development must undergo testing in animals before being given to participants in human trials. Animal rights advocates have […]
Future of Us: At the Guthrie, a 2,500-year-old art form learns to pivot
This story is part of a series called “Future of Us,” exploring how a pandemic, a murder and a city on fire have changed us and our path forward. In March 2020, Gov. Tim Walz issued a stay-at-home order to stop the spread of COVID-19. Offices shuttered, daily commutes were limited to essential business, and […]
Fairview/Sanford merger plan criticized, praised
A huge merger proposed for two hospital systems ran into public criticism in the first of several meetings led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in St. Paul. Fairview Health Services and Sanford Health, based in South Dakota announced yet another attempt to combine in November. Attorney General Ellison said his office is conducting its […]
In praise of being late: The upside of spurning the clock
Islenia Milien for NPR Are you, like me, chronically late? Do you squeeze in “one more thing” before you leave home, only to lose track of time? Do you frequently show up to meetings or gatherings 15 minutes or more after you intended? Have you been told by your friends and family that you’re being […]
Osterholm: Newest COVID variant could drive hospitalizations higher here
XBB1.5 is the newest COVID-19 omicron subvariant and it’s spreading now across the United States. The World Health Organization calls it the “most transmissible yet.” While it hasn’t reached Minnesota in significant numbers, its spread is renewing worries of another wave of COVID cases and hospitalizations. “Many people believe that we’re done with this virus, […]
Why is ADHD often overlooked in adults, especially women?
This is the time of year where we hear a lot about planning, setting goals and following up on them. But these can be very hard things to do for adults with undiagnosed ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder). Many adults, especially women, suffer from brain fog, planning paralysis, stress and other symptoms of ADHD without knowing why […]
Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?
It’s COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test. Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA We regularly answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you’d like us to consider for a future post, email us […]
Bills safety Hamlin back in Buffalo to resume recovery
Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin said the Bills safety was back in Buffalo on Monday, an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he has made a week after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. Hamlin was discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center […]