Native Americans shut out of the nation’s liver transplant system
By Annie Gilbertson and Ben Tanen Native Americans are far less likely than other racial groups to gain a spot on the national liver transplant list, despite having the highest rate of death from liver disease, according to an analysis of four years of transplant data by The Markup and The Washington Post. Compared with […]
Two dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Two people are dead and one is in the hospital from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning near Princeton, about 50 miles north of Minneapolis. The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a house in Princeton Township shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday for an initial report of a possible overdose. When they arrived, they […]
Jail deaths spiked last year despite new protections
After Del Shea Perry’s son died in the Beltrami County jail of an untreated illness more than five years ago, she became a vocal advocate for better protections for incarcerated people. In 2021, the Minnesota Legislature passed the Hardel Sherrell Act, named after her son. It set minimum standards for medical care, mental health, suicide […]
Jail deaths spiked last year despite new protections
After Del Shea Perry’s son died in the Beltrami County jail of an untreated illness more than five years ago, she became a vocal advocate for better protections for incarcerated people. In 2021, the Minnesota Legislature passed the Hardel Sherrell Act, named after her son. It set minimum standards for medical care, mental health, suicide […]
Social isolation takes a toll on a rising number of South Korea’s young adults
Jesse Zhang for NPR SEOUL, South Korea — For Kim Ji-yeon, a 31-year-old Seoul resident, the pandemic was a chance to escape isolation. He had spent much of his 20s at home, shunning people. He lived with his family, but they rarely talked. His only social interactions happened online, with fellow gamers. He thought he […]
Social isolation takes a toll on a rising number of South Korea’s young adults
Jesse Zhang for NPR SEOUL, South Korea — For Kim Ji-yeon, a 31-year-old Seoul resident, the pandemic was a chance to escape isolation. He had spent much of his 20s at home, shunning people. He lived with his family, but they rarely talked. His only social interactions happened online, with fellow gamers. He thought he […]
We asked. You answered. Here are your secrets to healthy aging
Peathegee Inc/Getty Images/Tetra images RF In the 1960s and ’70s, The 2,000 Year-Old Man, was popular a comedy routine performed by Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. Brooks played a 2,000 year-old man – apparently in terrific health – and Reiner, a modern man, would ask him questions, including if he’d share the secrets to his […]
COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline
In our previous update we reported “hopeful downticks” in Minnesota’s hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), cautioning that “just one new week’s worth of data does not indicate a clear trend.” With two additional weeks of data from the state’s department of health, we can now safely report the hopeful downticks […]
University of Minnesota moving to reacquire medical center from Fairview Health Services
Updated: 1 p.m. The University of Minnesota is pursuing a plan to reacquire its Twin Cities campus health care facilities from Fairview Health Services. The University of Minnesota Regents on Friday voted to support a nonbinding letter of intent with Fairview to regain ownership of the U’s teaching hospital by the end of 2027. The […]
Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pressed executives from Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck and Johnson & Johnson about the prices they charge for drugs in the U.S. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Sparks flew on Capitol Hill Thursday as the CEOs of three drug companies faced questions from the […]