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Federal funding cuts at University of Minnesota antiviral research center leave researchers scrambling
Researchers were stunned this week by the loss of funding, which supported the search for better antivirals against COVID-19 and other infections.
March 27, 2025
Feds cut $226M in Minnesota aid for COVID public health response
State health commissioner says the unprecedented cuts give Minnesota no time to adjust and assess impact on public health programs.
March 27, 2025
Downtown investment in Rochester up, almost all of it from Mayo Clinic
Non-Mayo private investment in 2024 was just over $9 million, the lowest since the city started Destination Medical Center.
March 27, 2025
Minnesota’s largest employer is Mayo Clinic, with 56,999 workers. See who else makes the list.
Health care entities make up more than half of employers in the state, with more than 10,000 workers.
March 27, 2025
On the cusp of spring migration, Walz urges $4M bird flu defense
Spring bird migration presents a new opportunity for transmission of H5N1 in birds and dairy cows.
March 26, 2025
Lawsuit alleges securities fraud, profit-boosting scheme at UnitedHealth Group
Eden Prairie-based health care giant blasts the complaint, saying it substitutes “page volume for substance” and misreads stock trades by top executives.
March 26, 2025
Minnesota’s first case of measles this year identified during travel to D.C.
Measles vaccinations are declining in Minnesota, but the current case is “rare” illness in a vaccinated individual.
March 25, 2025
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What does this mean for your DNA data privacy?
The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, prompting people who've used the service and sent in DNA samples to be analyzed to wonder what will happen to their genetic data.
March 25, 2025
University of Minnesota doctors-in-training move to unionize
Residents work long hours for relatively low pay, and are at risk for burnout, but organizing movement aims to change that.
March 24, 2025
Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company, best known for its saliva test kits, announced Sunday it is headed to bankruptcy court to sell its assets. And the financial distress prompted California’s attorney general to issue an unusual privacy “consumer alert”
March 24, 2025
Dismissed VA workers get jobs back, are placed on leave
Unions decry inefficiency of firing workers and then putting them on paid leave while court dispute lingers.
March 21, 2025
New Solventum layoff details emerge, including 110 Minnesota job cuts
The restructuring of Minnesota’s newest large public company announced in December will result in $120 million in annual savings.
March 20, 2025
