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Anyone who is hesitant about (or against) being vaccinated for COVID-19 should pause and read the current news headlines about the COVID-19 crisis in India:
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, recently awarded a historical $6 Billion to 1,376 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.
Free COVID-19 vaccine is available at Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center, 1250 West Broadway Ave., Thursday, May 20, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Presented by Minneapolis Health Department, walk-ins are welcome and appointments can be scheduled. Clinics require no health insurance or ID.
Q: How can I prevent COVID-19?A: The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases. They include:Wash your hands often with plai…
Mental health in the Black community is often viewed as a taboo topic. Kasim Abdur Razzaq, a St. Paul native and mental health professional, believes that the Black community in Minnesota, specifically, faces a “peculiar situation.”
Muslims can get the COVID-19 vaccine while they are fasting. Because the vaccine does not have nutritional value, it will not invalidate or break the fasting, according to a statement from Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
People who are sick with COVID-19 may get medication to help their body fight the virus so they get better faster, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
Congress just missed one of its best shots at improving health when the Senate failed to advance a bill that would have raised the minimum wage to US$15 an hour. Study after study has linked higher income to better health.
Tens of millions of people across the U.S. have received a coronavirus vaccine. So far, the majority of doses have been either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, both of which use mRNA to generate an immune response. These gene-based vaccines have been in the works for decades, but this is the f…
FARE, the world's leading non-governmental organization engaged in food allergy advocacy and the largest private funder of food allergy research, released "Equity Equals Excellence – A Blueprint for Access," which is designed to address systemic racial and economic inequity in patient care f…
COVID-19 can infect anyone. But some communities in the U.S. have been hit harder because of racial disparities. Black Americans are almost three times as likely to be hospitalized and almost twice as likely to die from the disease as their white counterparts. With harsh statistics like thos…
Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) joined Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in introducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. The historic legislation will save moms’ lives, end racia…
For 11 months, Cheryl Garfield, a community health worker in West Philadelphia, has been a navigator of pandemic loss and hardship. She makes calls to people who are isolated in their homes, people who are sick and afraid and people who can’t afford their rent or can’t get an appointment wit…
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An honest and comprehensive reckoning with America’s racial history and enacting solutions to address it is perhaps the transcendent issue of our time, argues Janet Murguia, the president of UnidosUS, a D.C.-based advocacy organization.
With the pandemic surging all around us, much of our individual efforts have been focused on social distancing and other measures to slow the spread. The scientific and medical community meanwhile, has been working to understand and address SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19. With pos…
Now that the pandemic has forced many people to spend more time in their homes, their potential exposure to household health hazards may be greater. This means it is more important than ever to know if your home has high levels of radon – the invisible radioactive gas found at elevated level…
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MINNEAPOLIS — Gloria Torres-Herbeck gets the flu vaccine every year, but the 53-year-old teacher in Rochester, Minnesota, isn’t yet convinced she wants to be first in line for a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Insight News has partnered with the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) to present a series of virtual health-education conversations focused on heart health called “Heart-to-Heart Conversations.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the reality that health in the U.S. has glaring racial inequities. Since March, people of color have been more likely to get sick and more likely to die from COVID-19 infection because they have been living and working in social conditions that worsen their …
For months, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had recommended a quarantine period of 14 days for people exposed to someone with COVID-19. Quarantine is one of several public health tools used to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. This guidance was based on evidence showing …
To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life, but to feel affection that comes from those whom we do not know, from those unknown to us who are watching over our sleep and solitude, over our dangers and our weaknesses – that is something still greater and more beauti…
Insight News is proud to partner with the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF) to present a series of informative health-education conversations that feature people who are living with various heart issues. These virtual discussions, called “Heart-to-Heart Conversations,” will take …
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is calling on social entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities Metro area to apply for EmPOWERED To Serve Business Accelerator™ financial grants to help improve underlying health cond…
A new breast cancer report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) shows a 30-year trend of decreasing mortality rates, suggesting improved diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Minnesota. However, providers and public health officials are concerned that delays in breast cancer s…
Children in Minnesota are not getting their needed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. For a while, people were told to avoid going to clinics if they were not sick and many clinics were not seeing patients in person. When clinics were closed, families had to adjust to online visits. …
A new study recently published in the journal Tobacco Control, found that menthol sales restrictions in four Minnesota cities resulted in significantly reduced availability and reduced interior menthol marketing at the point of sale. The study compared the availability of menthol-flavored co…
Get used to it. “Twindemic” is becoming a part of our COVID-19 lexicon as we approach flu season. America’s pandemic czar Anthony Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are urging citizens to receive the flu vaccine before the outset of the season.
The number of new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continued to rise in 2019, according to the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) annual STD surveillance report released yesterday. Of special concern were 1,127 syphilis cases reported in 2019, a 23% increase from 2018.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, recently announced a new effort to reduce deaths from prostate cancer, one of the largest health disparities facing African American men today.
Israel Shippy doesn’t remember much about having COVID-19 — or the unusual auto-immune disease it triggered — other than being groggy and uncomfortable for a bunch of days. He’s a five-year-old, and would much rather talk about cartoons, or the ideas for inventions that constantly pop into h…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., the virus hit African Americans disproportionately hard. African Americans are still contracting the illness – and dying from it – at rates twice as high as would be expected based on their share of the population.
David Levine feels tired — a lot — and laments how he rarely makes it to the end of a movie. The 68-year-old Manhattan journalist has a pretty good idea why: A night in the sleep lab showed he had borderline sleep apnea. “But certain medications I take, especially Lipitor, make me even more …
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Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus, a top exercise researcher reports. He is urging people to exercise based on his findings, which also suggest a potential treatment approach.
Georgia Fort is an Emmy-nominated media professional with more than 10 years of experience in radio and public television.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced that due to a national shortage of COVID-19 laboratory testing materials, the state is forced to make adjustments to its testing criteria to focus on the highest priority specimens, including hospitalized patients. Health care workers …
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) confirmed a third presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
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Gov.Tim Walz signed into law a bill authorizing nearly $21 million in state investment for a public health response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Kira Johnson, 39, was a successful entrepreneur who spoke five languages.
Patients who experience organ failure need a transplant to improve their odds of survival and to achieve a better quality of life.
After weeks of discussions between bipartisan members of the Insulin Work Group with no agreement, Gov. Tim Walz, and DFL legislators pre-filed compromise legislation to improve access to affordable insulin in Minnesota.
Princess had a rough start in life.
Health officials are warning consumers to not eat romaine lettuce from the Salinas growing region of California because it has been linked to serious illnesses from E. coli O157 bacteria.
“Laughter is the best medicine,” according to the Reader's Digest version of America.
November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis and is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Minnesota. It also kills more than twice as many men as prostate cancer and more than twic…
From heart disease to cancer, many of the top risk factors that lead to serious illness are preventable.
At the age of 19 Benita Robinson lost her mother to terminal breast cancer.
Negative social attitudes, such as racism and discrimination, damage the health of those who are targeted by triggering a cascade of aberrant biological responses, including abnormal gene activity.
Minnesotans who rely on MinnesotaCare for affordable health care coverage should complete their annual renewal form by Dec. 15 to ensure coverage into the New Year.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) hosted a September “Hope Against Opioids Conference” at Neighborhood House in St. Paul.
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