Play8min 57secAt a Winona assisted living facility, elderly are co-living with studentsApril 23, 2024 1:35 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell, and Ellen FinnWe continued a conversation on intergenerational living with MPR News’ senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.
Living with autism as an adult: Part two April 23, 2024 1:05 PMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromThe number of adults who identify as being on the autism spectrum is growing along with awareness. Coming up at 9 a.m. Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis hosts a second April autism awareness month conversation about living as an adult with autism.
UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattackApril 23, 2024 11:04 AMBy The Associated PressThe company said Monday after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or full medical histories were released after the attack. But it may take several months of analysis before UnitedHealth can identify and notify people who were affected.
$15 for a pack of cigarettes? Supporters, opponents speak out ahead of Minneapolis City Council meetingApril 23, 2024 4:00 AMBy Cari SpencerThe Minneapolis City Council could vote this week to set a $15 minimum price on all packs of cigarettes. The measure has drawn debate over who it will affect — and whether it’d be effective.
Play10min 38secDocumentary about a family’s journey to Minnesota for gene therapy premieres in MinneapolisApril 22, 2024 2:47 PMBy Nina Moini and Aleesa KuznetsovCelia Grace Hamlett was 4 years old when she became the first person in the U.S. to undergo an experimental gene therapy for a rare disease.
Play46min 49secWhy do so many couples fight about money?April 22, 2024 10:38 AMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromOpposites attract when it comes to money habits. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a researcher and a financial therapist about why couples fight over finances and how to resolve the inevitable disagreements.
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonousApril 22, 2024 5:42 AMBy The Associated PressThe Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Play3min 43secNew guidelines aim to make melatonin safer for kids April 21, 2024 7:06 AMBy Maria Godoy The voluntary industry guidelines come amid a dramatic rise in accidental pediatric ingestions of melatonin. At the same time, more and more kids are using melatonin on purpose as a sleep aid.
'We created this problem': a pediatric surgeon on how gun violence affects childrenApril 20, 2024 11:13 AMBy Destinee Adams and Michel Martin Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.
Play4min 27secHigh art in high times: Bongs in a post-legalization MinnesotaApril 20, 2024 8:00 AMBy Alex CipolleMinneapolis glass artist Eric Ross celebrates the lifting of legal stigmas around his craft with Minnesota’s legalization of recreational cannabis, allowing artists to openly create bongs.