How worried should we be about bird flu?
The H5N1 avian flu has jumped from poultry to goats in Minnesota. In other states, the virus has spread to cattle. In Texas this week, a man contracted the so-called bird flu after coming into contact with infected cows. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University […]
How worried should we be about bird flu?
The H5N1 avian flu has jumped from poultry to goats in Minnesota. In other states, the virus has spread to cattle. In Texas this week, a man contracted the so-called bird flu after coming into contact with infected cows. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University […]
How worried should we be about bird flu?
The H5N1 avian flu has jumped from poultry to goats in Minnesota. In other states, the virus has spread to cattle. In Texas this week, a man contracted the so-called bird flu after coming into contact with infected cows. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University […]
Hennepin Healthcare nurses fed up with board of directors, demand county step in
[MUSIC PLAYING] CATHY WURZER: Nurses who work at the Hennepin County Medical Center or HCMC want oversight of the hospital to return to the county. Right now, there’s a board of directors responsible for the governance of the health care system and its finances. In recent months, the county imposed new checks on the board, […]
Hennepin Healthcare nurses fed up with board of directors, demand county step in
[MUSIC PLAYING] CATHY WURZER: Nurses who work at the Hennepin County Medical Center or HCMC want oversight of the hospital to return to the county. Right now, there’s a board of directors responsible for the governance of the health care system and its finances. In recent months, the county imposed new checks on the board, […]
Hennepin Healthcare nurses fed up with board of directors, demand county step in
[MUSIC PLAYING] CATHY WURZER: Nurses who work at the Hennepin County Medical Center or HCMC want oversight of the hospital to return to the county. Right now, there’s a board of directors responsible for the governance of the health care system and its finances. In recent months, the county imposed new checks on the board, […]
Bird flu has been detected at the largest chicken egg manufacturer in the U.S.
Cases of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., await to be handed out by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce employees at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 7, 2020. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S., has temporarily halted production at one of […]
Bird flu has been detected at the largest chicken egg manufacturer in the U.S.
Cases of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., await to be handed out by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce employees at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 7, 2020. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S., has temporarily halted production at one of […]
Bird flu has been detected at the largest chicken egg manufacturer in the U.S.
Cases of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., await to be handed out by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce employees at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 7, 2020. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S., has temporarily halted production at one of […]
The loneliness epidemic: Why we’re lonely and how we can build connections
Here’s a striking piece of information: Social isolation is as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. Loneliness is an epidemic in the United States. We’re approaching one year since the U.S. Surgeon General released a groundbreaking report on loneliness and isolation. Two researchers joined MPR News host Angela Davis to help us […]