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What’s in and what’s out for 2025

(BPT) - Welcome to 2025! This new year is full of opportunities to improve your life and rethink your priorities. Do you know what goals you want to achieve this year?If you're thinking about …

Noninvasive Eye Infection Treatment Shows Promise

(NewsUSA) - Those who suffer from eye infections that threaten a person’s vision have a new treatment option that is noninvasive and counters the problem of antibiotic resistance, based on recent …

Asthma in Winter: Navigating Symptoms During the Colder Months

(BPT) - For many, winter is a time for ice skating, cozy family gatherings, and hitting the slopes, but for the 28 million people in the U.S. living with asthma, winter can pose unique challenges. …

Rare Diagnosis Reveals Surprising Link Between Mysterious Symptoms

(BPT) - As he approached his 40th birthday, Andrew began experiencing strange symptoms — fatigue, bone pain and frequent trips to the bathroom. Though unsettling, "I didn't think much of them …

What You Need to Know About Glaucoma

(Family Features) More than 4.2 million Americans live with glaucoma, a leading cause of vision loss in the nation. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment can stop this condition in its tracks.

Cómo la donación de sangre salva y mejora vidas en su comunidad

(NewsUSA) - Cada 2 segundos, alguna persona en los Estados Unidos necesita sangre. Una sola donación puede salvar vidas. En cualquier momento se puede presentar escasez en el suministro de sangre …

Sean Sherman, chef and cookbook author, focuses on rebuilding Indigenous food pathways broken by colonization.

Sean Sherman buys 2601 Franklin Ave for new NATIFS Indigenous BBQ restaurant and commissary

North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) , the nonprofit founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Sherman, has acquired the Seward Co-op Creamery building in Minneapolis. The …

They wanted to save the boulevard trees along six blocks of 29th Ave. and they came together to do just that. Then they celebrated together at Arbeiter Brewing. (Photo by submitted)

Motivated by a common goal

Residents along six blocks of 29th Ave. S have banded together to save 40 ash trees. “These are public trees that the whole community benefits from,” observed Loey Colebeck. “Many …

Dr. Abdiasis Inshar hows a treatment room where patients receive chiropractic care at Premier Health Chiropractors. (Photo by Khalid Mohamed)

First Somali-American chiropractor aims to help people be well

Dr. Abdiasis Inshar, a 26-year-old chiropractor working at the Premier Health Chiropractors of South Minneapolis clinic (1813 East Lake St.), believes he is the first Somali-American chiropractor in …

Birth Justice Collaborative members (left to right): Reverend Dr. Alika Galloway, Dr. Antony Stately, Dr. Nick Metcalf, Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn, Corenia Smith, Ashley Johnson, Diane Tran, Cati Gómez, and Pastor Cyreta Howard. (Photo submitted)

Birth Justice Collaborative applauds passage of birth justice legislation

Two bills aimed at advancing maternal health and improving birth outcomes for Minnesotans were passed this year, and are consider groundbreaking by the Birth Justice Collaborative. "The passage of …

Curl Power stylist Paige Graling trims and styles a young client’s curly hair. Graling was bullied in school growing up because of her natural hair. Now, teaching others about how to care for their natural hair is one of Graling’s passions.

Learning to love their curls

By TALIA MCWRIGHT Rosie Jablonsky brushed out the curly hair of a young girl, as stylists in the Mall of America salon gathered around. “She looks like a lion,” one …

How Donating Blood Saves and Improves Lives in Your Community

(NewsUSA) - Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, and a single donation can save lives. Shortages in the nation’s blood supply can happen any time. Donors, especially those …

Women are being notified that they need to take action if they have dense breasts

Northwell Health focuses on how women need access to supplemental screening tests to find the cancers that mammograms might miss.

Ultimate skincare guide for the winter holidays

(BPT) - While this may be the most wonderful time of the year in many ways, it's not ideal for your skin. Between frigid temps, brisk wind outside and ultra-dry, overheated air inside — not to …

Much more than a 'bad cold': Tracy’s frightening RSV story

(BPT) - Sponsored by GSK – When Tracy, a GSK patient advocate and 66-year-old retiree, started coughing, she assumed it was just her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) acting up …

Taking proactive steps now can reduce your risk of severe illness—and help you breathe a little easier this season.

Reducing Your Risk of RSV: What You Need to Know

(NAPSI)—As cold and flu season sets in, a seemingly simple cold could signal a more serious concern for some people—but there’s good news, too. The Risk of RSV Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …

COVID-19 is Not the Same Disease for Everyone

(BPT) - The summer spike in COVID-19 infections, triggered in part by a rise in new variants of the virus, was an unpleasant reminder that COVID-19 is here to stay. As we brace for an anticipated …

Millions of Americans live with type 2 diabetes—A division 1 football family shares how they tackle the disease head-on

(BPT) - The following story was prepared and sponsored by Novo Nordisk. Calvin, Patrice, and Cam Ward are paid spokespersons of Novo Nordisk.Picture this—you're a D1 starting quarterback …

From Uncertainty to Strength: Navigating Life with Cervical Cancer

(BPT) - Sponsored by Pfizer Inc. and Genmab A/SIt never occurred to Courtney that the difficulties she was having with sleeping and breathing could be cancer. Then, she was rushed to the emergency …

Treatment Options After Surgery That May Help Prevent Melanoma Cancer from Coming Back

(BPT) - In 2024, more than 100,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer characterized by the uncontrolled growth of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes located in the …

Scientific Innovation: A Strategic Play Against Skin Cancer

(BPT) - When most people think of advanced melanoma treatment, their first thought likely includes chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. Immuno-oncology (IO), also known as immunotherapy, has changed …

A Chance at More Freedom – Living with Hemophilia B

(BPT) - By BrandpointMichael was only four years old when he was diagnosed with hemophilia B, a genetic bleeding disorder that affects the body's ability to generate factor IX, a protein crucial for …

Tips for a Safe and Festive Holiday Season

(Family Features) While preparing for holiday festivities, keep these recommendations in mind to help protect yourself from severe flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

What You Should Know About IBD

(Family Features) It may not be something you like to talk about, but if you have gastrointestinal (GI) problems, your symptoms may be far more common than you think.

Tips for Older Adults and Caregivers This Holiday Season

(Family Features) The holidays are coming up, and many people will be celebrating with family and friends. The start of colder months also means flu, COVID-19 and RSV can surge. That can be dangerous for older adults.

If you have diabetes, it’s wise to have your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist to make sure they’re not affected by the disease.

Regular Eye Exams are Essential to Living Your Best Life with Diabetes

(NAPSI)—Many people don’t know it but diabetes is a leading cause of vision loss. Fortunately, early detection could save your vision. Unfortunately, most people with diabetes do not get a yearly …

Slack can be a haven. So can flexible work.

How to combat toxic bosses: Social media and flexible work can save careers, new research shows

If you have a toxic boss – and who hasn’t? – you can find solace online, or at home.

Are meditation practices in the workplace effective in changing the culture of high stress?

Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains

Mindfulness – meant to support health and detachment – is becoming a tool to support the corporate bottom line.

What’s in and what’s out for 2025

What You Need to Know About Glaucoma

Cómo la donación de sangre salva y mejora vidas en su comunidad

COVID-19 is Not the Same Disease for Everyone

Millions of Americans live with type 2 diabetes—A division 1 football family shares how they tackle the disease head-on

Expecting? How getting vaccinated while pregnant can help protect newborns from RSV

Setting Goals: How to manage a chronic inflammatory disease

Cancer’s Hidden Healing: How Supportive Care Transforms Lives

Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: A Closer Look at Symptoms, Diagnosis and Clinical Research Underway

Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy Provides Patients With Hope

Ready-To-Use Glucagon Emphasized in Latest Diabetes Guidelines

Living with narcolepsy: Tatiana's journey with this rare disorder

Celebrating innovation happens from the inside out