For Dr. Jonna Quinn, practicing medicine in her home state of Iowa once felt like a dream realized. But when hospital restrictions and new abortion laws began colliding with her oath to provide care, that dream unraveled. She joined a quiet exodus[...]
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Longer walks beat shorter strolls for heart health
If your fitness routine consists of short strolls between the desk and the coffee pot, there’s good news — and better advice. A new study finds that one longer, uninterrupted walk each day — about 15 minutes or 1,500 steps — can[...]
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The Trump administration move to study aluminum in vaccines worries scientists
The Trump administration is taking a closer look at aluminum salts — a key ingredient in many vaccines for nearly a century — and that’s raising alarm among public health experts. Aluminum helps vaccines work better by strengthening the immune response, and[...]
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Prairie Fare: Check out your skin during National Healthy Skin Month
I was picking up some items at a retail store the other day, and I paused to look at the skin care products. They filled two aisles. While watching TV later, ads for skin care products beckoned both men and women to[...]
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Daylight saving time creates ‘social jet lag.’ A sleep expert explains how to reset your circadian rhythm
This weekend, most Americans will turn their clocks back an hour—and while the extra sleep sounds nice, your body may not thank you. Doctors say the shift to standard time disrupts our internal clocks, altering hormones, mood, and metabolism. The earlier darkness[...]
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ND Expert: Don’t let ACA questions derail your enrollment
Signing up for health coverage is an important but no-so-fun task and for North Dakotans with Affordable Care Act plans, this year’s enrollment comes with added stress amid uncertainty over expiring tax credits. Enhanced federal subsidies for health insurance marketplace customers expire[...]
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Lack of sign language interpreters in North Dakota a major barrier
When a video sign language system failed during her son’s hospital emergency, Tammy Derrick demanded an in-person interpreter — and got one. Many North Dakotans aren’t so lucky. With only 15 certified interpreters statewide, and none west of Highway 83, deaf residents[...]
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Bipartisan Scrutiny Grows Over Nonprofit Hospitals’ Billions in Tax Benefits
How do you get conservative anti-DEI activist Dr. Stanley Goldfarb and New York’s socialist mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani on the same page? Ask them about nonprofit hospitals and the abuse of billions in tax breaks meant to support community health care. “These[...]
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New Research Suggests COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment
What began as a tool to fight a virus may now help fight cancer. Researchers at the University of Florida have found that mRNA vaccines — the same kind used against COVID-19 — could supercharge the immune system’s ability to destroy tumors.[...]
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Upcoming North Dakota special session expected to be ‘rubber stamp’ for federal health care funds
North Dakota lawmakers are preparing for a special session in January — but their hands will be mostly tied. The session’s purpose is to formally accept roughly $500 million in federal funds for rural health care, yet how that money is spent[...]
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Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say
After decades of warning parents to keep peanuts away from babies, new research confirms that early exposure may have been the key all along. A decade after pediatricians reversed course and began recommending peanut products for infants, cases of peanut allergy in[...]
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Cancer Vaccine Blocks Multiple Tumors in Mice For 250 Days
A cancer vaccine that prevents tumors before they form — that’s the breakthrough researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are chasing. In early mouse studies, their experimental vaccine trained the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells, preventing multiple types[...]
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Prairie Fare: This breast cancer quiz could save your life
Every time I have a medical test, I feel some anxiety. “What if?” goes through my head until I can access the results in a letter or email. I am sure many of you know what I mean. However, not knowing does[...]
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North Dakotans Could See Significant Health Insurance Premium Increases in 2026 if Federal Subsidies End
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakotans who purchase their own health insurance could face substantial premium increases in 2026 if enhanced federal subsidies are not renewed beyond next year. Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has approved 2026 rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans,[...]
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CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say
Former scientists are warning that sweeping layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have left the agency without much of its leadership or expertise. More than 600 employees were cut over the weekend, part of a larger reduction in force[...]
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Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations
Japan is facing an unusually early flu season, with health officials declaring a nationwide epidemic weeks before winter’s usual arrival. More than 6,000 cases have been reported, forcing over 100 school closures and filling hospitals—especially with young patients. Researchers point to factors[...]