Pope Francis is getting a hernia-related surgery in Rome
Pope Francis went to a hospital in Rome Wednesday for abdominal surgery. He’s seen here in the popemobile, leaving his general audience at St. Peter’s Square in The Vatican before heading to the hospital. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Updated June 7, 2023 at 1:05 PM ET Pope Francis underwent abdominal surgery Wednesday afternoon after […]
Finding hope and strength while living with Parkinson’s disease
There’s a saying that goes, “lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice,” but a woman in Mankato, Minn. says it did for her. It first struck years ago when Sue Olson was diagnosed with breast cancer and then again in 2021 when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The Minnesota mother and gardener is one […]
Finding hope and strength while living with Parkinson’s disease
There’s a saying that goes, “lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice,” but a woman in Mankato, Minn. says it did for her. It first struck years ago when Sue Olson was diagnosed with breast cancer and then again in 2021 when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The Minnesota mother and gardener is one […]
MPCA: Removing PFAS from wastewater would cost billions
A new report published by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency found it would cost $14 billion to $28 billion over the next two decades to clean up so-called “forever chemicals” from wastewater streams across the state. The report was funded by the Legislature as part of the state’s efforts to fully understand what it will […]
AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench it
It’s still early days for AI in health care, but already racial bias has been found in some of the tools. Here, health care professionals at a hospital in California protest racial injustice after the murder of George Floyd. MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Doctors, data scientists and hospital executives believe artificial intelligence may help […]
Explainer: Minnesota’s new paid leave program
Minnesotans — regardless of where they work — will soon be covered under a new family and medical leave program that was signed into law this session. It’s a law that’s been years in the making and is scheduled to be rolled out in January 2026. Deputy Commissioner Evan Rowe of the Minnesota Department of […]
State health officials: Norovirus may have sickened dozens at Dakota County lake
State health officials on Monday said there are indications that norovirus is responsible for sickening dozens of swimmers and closing a popular beach in Dakota County. The beach at Schulze Lake, in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan, was closed over the weekend and remained closed Monday. In an update, the Minnesota Department of Health […]
MinnesotaCare expands eligibility to Minnesotans with undocumented status
Thousands of Minnesotans with an undocumented status will soon be able to get coverage through the state’s low-income health insurance marketplace, MinnesotaCare. Gov. Tim Walz signed the legislation into law at the end of this session and it will take effect in January 2025. All Things Considered host Tom Crann spoke last week with the […]
U of M expert warns of increasing likelihood of CWD transmission to humans
[MUSIC PLAYING] INTERVIEWER: And among the avalanche of bills passed into law this past legislative session and billions of taxpayer dollars that will be spent in the next two years, is money to prepare for what could become the next big public health challenge. You’ve heard of Chronic Wasting Disease? Minnesota scientists are watching the […]
3M may be nearing deal to settle lawsuits over ‘forever chemicals’
A federal judge on Monday granted a motion to delay the start of a civil trial in which a Florida city is seeking damages from Maplewood-based 3M over the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS — so-called “forever chemicals.” The move comes as the two sides reportedly are close to reaching a settlement agreement. The […]