Health & Fitness
Birth Right
What do you get when you bridge the modern comforts of a birth center with the epicenter of specialized infant care? A testament that birthplaces don’t have to be either-or—sometimes they can be both. Read more
May 5, 2021
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What Your Ob-Gyn Wants You to Know
Local women’s health experts examine how conversations are changing, from hot topics like HPV overtreatment and advancing genetic medicine to a younger gen’s approach to menopause and the COVID vaccine’s effect on mammograms. Read more
May 3, 2021
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A List of Healing Spaces and Resources in the Twin Cities
Black wellness matters. Here are organizations where Black community members can seek healing and wellness during a traumatic time—and that the rest of us can support. Read more
Apr 22, 2021
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Racism As a Public Health Threat. How Did We Get Here?
An expert from Northwestern Health Sciences University shares how institutional mistrust in healthcare organizations is a devastating effect of the systemic racism experienced by the Black community. Read more
Apr 21, 2021
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Hot Fitness Trend Hits the Twin Cities
A new sweat chain turns up the heat with infrared sauna workouts. Read more
Apr 21, 2021
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Sit Up Straight! Fixing Your Work From Home Slump
Ready to ditch the lower back pain and neck soreness? A Twin Cities chiropractor weighs in on posture health, home set-ups, and simple stretches for relief. “Sitting actually puts more load and more weight on the discs than standing and walking.” Read more
Apr 7, 2021
2021 Top Doctors: Rising Stars Edition
Specialists often push the potential of science and care strategies to tackle the complex, critical, unique needs of their patients—from the tiniest ones to those who feel overlooked to those who believe their condition leaves them with no options. Read more
Apr 1, 2021
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You're About to Get Vaccinated. So Now What?
A senior infectious disease specialist from the Mayo Clinic goes beyond the basic FAQs to touch on the antibody component, efficacy, contradictory advice (is it really OK to pop a Tylenol ahead of time?), and what we know about the mRNA vaccines. Read more
Apr 1, 2021
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What to Know About Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment in Minnesota
Vaccine eligibility expanded significantly this week. Here are the latest updates. Read more
Mar 26, 2021
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A Girlfriends' Guide to the Copper IUD
On the hunt for non-hormonal birth control? So was our editor. She shares her first-hand experience with the T-shaped contraceptive (including all the gory deets). Plus, local OB-GYNs weigh in on what to expect. Read more
Mar 24, 2021
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Breaking Through the Glass Slipper
She was told she’d have to “live with” her chronic pain and hang up the pointe shoes. But at the end of a long line of doctors was a local holistic clinic that vowed to get to the root of the issue—and keep the spring in her step. Read more
Mar 24, 2021
