Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies
Teacher Karli Myers poses with her husband, Jordan Myers, and their seven-month-old, Luke. Karli spent years stockpiling sick leave in order to have time at home with Luke after he was born. Beth Wallis/KOSU Karli Myers had her son, Luke, in November, while working as a high school English teacher outside Tulsa, Okla. Her district […]
Minnesota health data roundup for June 23
COVID-19: Hospitalizations, wastewater counts down; reporting shifts Minnesota’s overall COVID numbers remain low with some continuing to decline since our last data roundup. Ongoing data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall to all-time lows, with an average of only 6.4 new admissions per day, including 1.3 to intensive care […]
Dr. Charles Crutchfield remembered for pioneering work, community outreach
A pioneering physician in the Twin Cities died earlier this week from complications of cancer. Dr. Charles Crutchfield III of Eagan was an award-winning dermatologist who was one of the first medical professionals to tailor skin treatments for people of color. He was also known as a tireless advocate for health education. Crutchfield’s death on […]
What’s your view, post-Roe? Minnesotans share some thoughts
This is part five of a five-part series from MPR News examining the state of abortion in Minnesota one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Saturday marks one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, striking down a constitutional right to abortion. In Minnesota, DFL lawmakers reacted by using their new majority power in […]
Muscular dystrophy patients get first gene therapy
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy to treat the most common form of muscular dystrophy. Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images In an eagerly anticipated decision, the Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy. “Today’s approval addresses an urgent unmet medical need and is an important […]
3M announces more-than-$10 billion settlement of ‘forever chemical’ cases
Maplewood-based 3M on Thursday announced it’s reached a settlement of more than $10 billion to resolve lawsuits over drinking water contaminated by PFAS — so-called “forever chemicals.” The company said the settlement “resolves current and future drinking water claims” by public water systems. It stems from lawsuits over water contaminated by firefighting foam that contained […]
Googling ‘abortion clinic near me’? The top result is often an anti-abortion clinic
Center for Countering Digital Hate/Screengrab by NPR When people are looking for abortion services, they often turn to Google, searching a phrase like “abortion clinic near me” or “planned parenthood.” Yet the ads they’ll see at the top of the Google search results are often not abortion providers at all, but instead misleading ads for […]
Roe’s end brought big change to Minnesota and its neighbors
This is part three of a five-part series from MPR News examining the state of abortion in Minnesota one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The Supreme Court’s decision last June to strike down Roe v. Wade triggered immediate abortion restrictions in many states. It also galvanized voters in Minnesota and other states to elect lawmakers […]
Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2022. Patrick Semansky/AP A majority of Americans say they oppose the Supreme Court’s decision a year ago to overturn Roe v. Wade, want to see affirmative-action programs in college admissions continue and have little confidence in this current court, […]
How many miles do you have to travel to get abortion care? One professor maps it
A year ago this week, the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, and since then, more than a dozen states have banned abortion. Dozens of reproductive health clinics have shuttered, and hospitals and doctors that used to provide abortion have stopped. During the same time, some states have strengthened abortion rights and new […]