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6 Exercise Safety Tips

Mar 22, 2022 08:09AM ● By Editor

When you're testing your limits, even a minor injury can alter your performance. Consider these tips to help you get back in the game quickly and safely. From Boreal Community Media • March 22, 2022

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Duluthian recovers from brain injury, finds healing through writing children’s book

Mar 16, 2022 06:20AM ● By Editor

Steven Kenworthy of Duluth was involved in an industrial accident in 2004 that left him broken in body and spirit. By Kendall Jarboe from KBJR-TV • March 15, 2022

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This competitive skier survived an eating disorder. Now the Thunder Bay teen is sharing her story to help others

Mar 15, 2022 05:17AM ● By Editor

Brooke Ailey, 17, works with non-profit Fast and Female to raise awareness about eating disorders. By Logan Turner of CBC News • Thunder Bay • March 14, 2022

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Video: The hidden impact of pandemic learning on children’s eyesight

Mar 05, 2022 06:16AM ● By Editor

A recent study by Emory University and the University of Michigan found “home confinement due to coronavirus appeared to be associated with a significant increase in vision-related problems.” By Richard Reeve of KSTP-TV • March 4, 2022

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Better oral health may help protect your heart

Feb 05, 2022 10:34AM ● By Editor

It's lesser known that your oral health and heart health risk may be connected. To help protect your oral and heart health, consider these tips. From Boreal Community Media - February 5, 2022

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Video: Northland nurses hopeful bill could improve staffing

Feb 05, 2022 06:23AM ● By Editor

They are hopeful that the Keep Nurses at the Bedside Act will address hospital short-staffing and the retention crisis. It would set a limit on the number of patients any one nurse can be responsible for, and that nurses would have input on setting up those staffing numbers. From WDIO-TV - February 4, 2022

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Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement

Feb 02, 2022 06:20AM ● By Editor

Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country's three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday. From Minnesota Public Radio News - February 1, 2022

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Medical teams to arrive in Minnesota this weekend to help hospitals

Jan 29, 2022 06:26AM ● By Editor

The governor’s office says the federal team—the fourth team sent to the state—is made up of 23 people who are doctors, nurses, and hospital personnel from the Department of Defense. By Krystal Frasier from KSTP-TV • January 28, 2022

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Minnesota Attorney General Ellison sues COVID testing operation over flawed results

Jan 20, 2022 06:15AM ● By Editor

The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County alleges people failed to get timely results or any at all, others said they received results for tests they didn’t take. By Brian Bakst of Minnesota Public Radio News - January 19, 2022

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Twin Cities wastewater data suggests omicron peak may be past

Jan 19, 2022 07:41AM ● By Editor

Scientists with the Met Council and the University of Minnesota’s Genomic Center have been analyzing Twin Cities wastewater for more than a year, and have found that levels of COVID-19 viral material in the wastewater closely predicts what traditional case counts will show. By David H. Montgomery and Tim Nelson from Minnesota Public Radio News - January 18, 2022

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