‘Like a chain reaction’: UW-River Falls grappling with fourth student death in 2 months
About 5,000 students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will return to start the spring semester in a little over a week. But junior Juliana Graff knows the campus is still hurting, especially after the death of Mason Crum. He was a junior studying finance. “I can’t really shake that feeling that this is going […]
Task force strives to foster better future of Minnesota health care by focusing on U of M
The state task force created to determine the future of the University of Minnesota Medical School, its programs and its teaching hospital is due to submit its final report to the governor by early February. Gov. Tim Walz created the task force in August after talks of a merger between the university’s partner Fairview Health […]
Task force strives to foster better future of Minnesota health care by focusing on U of M
The state task force created to determine the future of the University of Minnesota Medical School, its programs and its teaching hospital is due to submit its final report to the governor by early February. Gov. Tim Walz created the task force in August after talks of a merger between the university’s partner Fairview Health […]
Why are more young women getting breast cancer?
Imagine getting a phone call that changes your life. A phone call that says: “You have breast cancer.” One in eight women in the U.S. will get that call at some point. The median age at diagnosis is 62. But breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise for women under 40. And a cancer diagnosis […]
Why are more young women getting breast cancer?
Imagine getting a phone call that changes your life. A phone call that says: “You have breast cancer.” One in eight women in the U.S. will get that call at some point. The median age at diagnosis is 62. But breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise for women under 40. And a cancer diagnosis […]
The Pope wants surrogacy banned. Here’s why one advocate says that’s misguided
Pope Francis distributes sweets to children during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on January 3, 2024. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty images Earlier this week, Pope Francis called for a worldwide ban on surrogacy, claiming that the practice, which helps individuals and couples have children, exploits the women who carry […]
The Pope wants surrogacy banned. Here’s why one advocate says that’s misguided
Pope Francis distributes sweets to children during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on January 3, 2024. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty images Earlier this week, Pope Francis called for a worldwide ban on surrogacy, claiming that the practice, which helps individuals and couples have children, exploits the women who carry […]
Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far
Hospitals in rural America face a dire financial forecast. The government has an incentive plan to help them keep their emergency departments open, while shutting their inpatient services. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Folks in this Mississippi River town hope a new federal program can revive the optimism engraved long ago in a plaque on […]
Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far
Hospitals in rural America face a dire financial forecast. The government has an incentive plan to help them keep their emergency departments open, while shutting their inpatient services. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Folks in this Mississippi River town hope a new federal program can revive the optimism engraved long ago in a plaque on […]
A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles
For patients with long COVID, exercise can lead to a worsening of symptoms, a condition called post-exertional malaise. New research shows what’s going on in their muscles. Erik Isakson/Getty Images/Tetra images RF Hit the gym. Get back in shape. That’s what many patients with long COVID are told when they talk of the crushing fatigue […]