As columnist Dr. Ayanna Quamina relocates to Atlanta, she introduces MSR readers to incoming wellness columnist Felicia Permenter, a Roseville family nurse practitioner dedicated to functional medicine, root-cause healing, and holistic care.
Health + Wellness
Find stories and resources by some of the state’s top Black physicians that aim to address current disparities in prevention and treatment within our communities.
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Amara’s Law made Minnesota the strictest state on PFAS. Now the EPA is loosening its own rules.
The EPA is rolling back PFAS regulations even as Minnesota, birthplace of the chemicals, enforces some of the strongest protections in the world under Amara’s Law. Contributing writer Anya Armentrout examines the growing gap between federal and state action.
Posted inEvents
Twin Cities Recovery Project invites community to honor loved ones lost to overdose
The Twin Cities Recovery Project is inviting the community in North Minneapolis to gather and uplift families impacted by substance use, share stories of recovery, and honor those lost to addiction.
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Celebrate a food-focused future with The Dozens on West Broadway
Discover how local organizers are bringing food, culture, and community together for a stronger Northside.
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Flow Foundation hosts free event to empower women with alopecia and hair Loss
In honor of Alopecia Awareness Month, Minnesota’s Flow Foundation is creating a safe, joyful space for women navigating medical hair loss, offering community, resources, and custom wigs to help them celebrate their beauty.
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Clare Northeast Apartments unveils $7 million renovation as Clare Housing marks nearly 40 years
Clare Housing just finished a $7 million renovation of 32 HIV supportive housing apartments in northeast Minneapolis. Next up: housing for aging residents.
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Restriction of medical care among incarcerated people keeps treatment from those who need it
While Minnesota prisons have daily medical staff, county jails rely on a patchy network of private providers. The newly enacted Larry R. Hill Medical Reform Act aims to mandate prescription access, if county jails actually enforce it.
Posted inHealth + Wellness, Opinion
A letter to Black men with anxiety: You are seen
A Black man opens up about anxiety and why silence about mental health costs more than speaking up.
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Frogtown neighbors to host clean air meet-and-greet
Empowering Saint Paul residents with heavy-metal monitoring data, the Neighbors for Clean Air project invites local neighbors to learn, connect, and drive environmental change.
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Surge in 988 Lifeline highlights growing need for mental health resources in Minnesota
Since launching in July 2022, Minnesota’s free 988 Lifeline has seen contacts rapidly increase since the start of the program.
Posted inArts + Culture
After Operation Metro Surge, Mixed Blood Theatre turns to storytelling to heal
Following the taxing impact of Operation Metro Surge, Mixed Blood Theatre is leveraging story circles, a tool rooted in Indigenous history and Civil Rights organizing, to help Twin Cities residents reconnect, heal, and find strength in shared joy.
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Free health screenings and family activities featured at upcoming Minneapolis cancer expo
The Colors of Cancer, Health & Wellness Expo offers free cancer and health screenings for the community July 25 at the University of Minnesota. Digital Editor Aaliyah Demry has the details.
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Nurses and Doctors Demand Binding Protections Before Sutter Health Acquires Allina
Allina Health workers are demanding legally binding protections before Sutter Health’s proposed acquisition closes, after California union members warned Minnesota nurses about understaffing and broken commitments at Sutter facilities.
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How four Black women bosses define wellness
Four Black women leaders across ministry, disability care, water healing and the arts share what wellness means to them, and how they’ve built leadership around it. Contributing writer Tiffany Johnson has their stories.
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Estrogen affects far more than reproduction. Here’s what to know.
Estrogen affects far more than reproductive health, touching the heart, gut, brain and bones. Columnist Dr. Ayanna Quamina breaks down why perimenopause symptoms show up in so many different ways, and how to support your body through the transition.
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Extreme heat, rising risk: What it means for Black Twin Cities hearts
Extreme heat is putting real strain on the heart this summer, and in the Twin Cities, that risk falls hardest on communities of color. Associate Editor Jasmine McBride breaks down the racial gap, the warning signs and how to stay safe.
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HCMC secures $205 million in funding in a last-minute legislative bill
Governor Walz signed a health and human services bill securing $205 million in stabilization funding for Hennepin Healthcare Medical Center, which had been at risk of closure after eight years of operational losses, with 75% of its patients uninsured or on public insurance.
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Turning Point celebrates 50 years of culturally specific care
Turning Point, Inc. MN, a North Minneapolis substance abuse treatment center serving the African American community with a culturally specific approach, celebrated its 50th anniversary this week, having served more than 25,000 clients since 1976.
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The Black Parachute Is Giving Away Free Journals for Black Men Across the Twin Cities
The Black Parachute founder Josh Cobb is bringing free guided journals and mental wellness resources directly to Black men across the Twin Cities through a series of pop-up events this summer, with stops at Juneteenth celebrations and community events through August.
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Advocates Question Safety of HERC Incinerator Amid PFAS Concerns and EPA Lawsuit
Environmental advocates are renewing debate over Hennepin County’s waste incinerator, raising concerns about PFAS emissions, federal rollbacks of pollution standards and unequal health risks for communities near the facility in North Minneapolis.