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How climate change affects our health • Discovery

WEBIMPACT: ALLERGIES. Climate change is triggering higher concentrations of pollen and longer pollen seasons, making allergies more severe for some and more common for …

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Gut check on cancer • Discovery

WEBAt the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, a new series of studies funded by philanthropy delves deeper into the mystery, looking at the connection between the gut …

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Finding the future of health care • Discovery

WEBMinnesota is expected to have a shortfall of more than 5,000 registered nurses each year. And among health care careers—such as medical and nursing assistants, mental …

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Building the future of health • Discovery

WEBThat preparation is now happening in a space fit for the future of health care. In 2020, the U opened a state-of-the-art learning hub known as the Health Sciences Education Center …

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Changing the standard of care for cardiac arrest • Discovery

WEBNationwide survival rates for people who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital are notoriously poor, hovering around 10%. In this study, when ECMO was used as part of …

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The changing demographics of colorectal cancer • Discovery

WEBRates of colon cancer are steadily rising among younger Americans, prompting a shift in the recommended age for a person’s first screening colonoscopy from age 50 to 45. …

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How racism affects your health • Discovery

WEBMany Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are essential workers who cannot work from home. Those in health care, child care, and public transit, for …

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Bringing the clinic to the patient • Discovery

WEBBringing the clinic to the patient. A Community-University Health Care Center team set up a COVID-19 testing station in the community. Roli Dwivedi, M.D., knows that when it …

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Cultural connectors • Discovery

WEBThe M Health Fairview cultural brokers program was created in 2016 to improve the health of folks from marginalized communities by helping them interact with the sometimes …

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Drive to vaccinate • Discovery

WEBDrive to vaccinate. Minnesota communities have faced unprecedented challenges in the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated inequities in health care …

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Resilience in a crisis • Discovery

WEBIn a week, they developed and deployed the Minnesota Resilience Action Plan (MinnRAP), a first-of-its-kind program aimed at supporting the mental and emotional well-being of …

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Making mammograms more accessible • Discovery

WEBMaking mammograms more accessible. Thanks to increased awareness about breast cancer and a slew of innovative new treatments, more women diagnosed with the …

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Food is medicine • Discovery

WEBNow, the program is in 10 clinics across the state, reliably providing produce to more than 1,000 patients each year, and is sustained by philanthropy. According to the Wilder …

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Rising to the moment • Discovery

WEBIt’s impossible to measure the remarkable impact of Driven: The University of Minnesota Campaign in a single data point, or even by numbers alone. More important than the …

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Practice makes perfect • Discovery

WEBThe University of Minnesota’s M Simulation facility is equal parts state-of-the-art hospital and eye-popping stage show.. From 18 outpatient clinic rooms and a fully functional …

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‘Yes in a world of no’ • Discovery

WEBThe sun’s rays have just begun to warm the intersection of Franklin and Bloomington avenues in South Minneapolis, and the University of Minnesota Community-University …

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The HPV-cancer connection • Discovery

WEBHigh-risk types of HPV cause cancer—cervical, vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal, and throat cancers. Of those, head and neck cancers, more common in men than women, are now …

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The long haul • Discovery

WEBThe long haul. For some people, an active COVID-19 infection is only the beginning of a winding road back to ‘normal’. By Susan Maas. ILLUSTRATION BY TATJANA JUNKER. …

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Say hello to M Health Fairview • Discovery

WEBSay hello to M Health Fairview. The University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services have created an academic health system …

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