Researchers at the University of Minnesota have taken a unique approach to looking at preterm birth disparities in Minneapolis, examining it through the lens of racism and policing.
One example of a health disparity is in colorectal cancer screening rates for the health system’s Black and African-American patient population.
Suicide rates, which were stable from 2000 to 2007, rose nearly 60 percent by 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in Minnesota. The state has reported more than 2,000 new cases per day in recent days, up from about 1,300 per day last week.
Subjects in the five-year studies represent the full range of ethnicities living in the Twin Cities, with equal groups of Black, Hispanic, Native, immigrant and refugee and white subjects.
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) show the state added 9,203 new COVID-19 cases between April 27 and May 3, averaging 1,314 new cases per day.
With the leak of a SCOTUS draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, where do we stand here in Minnesota when it comes to abortions?
As co-founders of Twin Cities Recovery Project, a Minneapolis-based addiction recovery program focused on the needs of the African American community, LaTricia Tate and Marc Johnigan were partners in work — and in life.
Funds were used for everything from vaccines and testing, rental assistance and grants for higher education.
While ideal canopy cover is around 45 percent, according to the Metropolitan Council, different parts of the Twin Cities fall far above or below that, with neighborhoods that are whiter and wealthier tending to have more trees.
COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations remain flat compared to last week, while non-ICU hospitalizations have risen.
Sports psychologists don’t only work with athletes and their coaches. They also often do trainings for business professionals interested in bringing an athletic mindset to partnerships and high-stakes negotiations.
Data from the Metropolitan Council show viral RNA in the Twin Cities, as measured in wastewater, is still low, but rising along with official case counts.
Matthew Sanchez realized students need consistency — not so much by making sure the trains run on time, but rather by consistently showing them he cares.
While MDH has previously had initiatives around eliminating health inequities, the bureau will allow MDH to take a better look at the many conditions in people’s environments that affect their health — and create concrete plans to address them.
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) show the state added 3,589 new COVID-19 cases between April 6 and April 12, averaging 513 new cases per day.
The donation was an unrestricted gift, with just one requirement of sending a yearly impact report.
Those connections were investigated in two recently published studies conducted by Rebecca Rossom, MD, senior research investigator at HealthPartners Institute.
In the 2006-2007 academic year, Native Americans were .66 percent of medical school matriculants. Eleven years since then, in 2016, the percentage had only grown by .1.
Wastewater data from the Metropolitan Council suggest BA.2 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the Twin Cities.
