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• Doctors' view of counseling at the end of life
  Two experts on end-of-life counseling talk about the realities of their profession, and what families should know before and during the dying process.Midmorning, November 12, 2009
• Minn. woman's baby has surgery while half in womb
  A Minnesota woman's baby is recovering after doctors performed a rare surgery while the baby was still half in the womb.November 11, 2009
• Minnesota veterans relieved as VA recognizes Agent Orange link
  New research has led the Department of Veterans Affairs to change its policy on Agent Orange, a chemical widely using during the Vietnam War which is linked to illnesses in Vietnam veterans. The VA will now allow thousands of veterans to connect their illnesses to their Agent Orange exposure, making them eligible for more benefits.November 11, 2009
• The House health care bill and Minnesota
  The House passed its version of health care reform on Saturday, and certain elements of the bill may affect how things are done in Minnesota.November 11, 2009
• Federal health officials meet with Minnesota media on H1N1
  Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies met with members of the Minnesota media Tuesday to talk about the nation's pandemic influenza response.November 10, 2009
• Engineer says future lies in homebrew electric vehicles
  An electrical engineer in Sartell, Minnesota says for electric vehicles to catch on, people need to start building them in their garages.November 10, 2009
• Sen. Klobuchar hoping for reduction in medical device tax
  Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she hopes the Senate will reduce the proposed $40 billion tax on medical device manufacturers, as health care reform legislation makes its way through the Senate.November 9, 2009
• St. Paul receives $1M to clean up sites along Central Corridor
  The city of St. Paul has received $1 million in federal money to investigate possible cleanup sites along the proposed Central Corridor light-rail transit line.November 9, 2009
• H1N1 vaccine for hogs aims to prevent mutated virus
  The race to vaccinate humans against H1N1 is the principal focus of health leaders, but a second vaccination effort is about to begin.November 9, 2009
• Democrats' health care reform bill passes House
  The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.November 7, 2009
• Rep. Collin Peterson says he will vote 'no' on health care bill
  DFL 7th District Congressman Collin Peterson says he will vote no on the health care bill that is scheduled for a weekend vote in the U.S. House.November 6, 2009
• Health care bill with 'public option' nears vote in House
  A vote on the House version of the health care overhaul bill, which includes a so-called "public option," could come this weekend, and supporters believe the alternative would inject more competition into the health insurance market.November 6, 2009
• Minn. to cover patients after health program ends
  The Minnesota Department of Human Services said today that low-income Minnesotans who are scheduled to lose taxpayer funded health insurance in March will be rolled into a different state program.November 6, 2009
• Fargo-area group narrows flood control options
  A group looking at flood control options for the Fargo area is narrowing its list.November 6, 2009
• Some fear H1N1 vaccine campaign is too late
  The H1N1 vaccine campaign is gradually picking up speed in Minnesota, but health officials fear that the doses may be arriving too late for some people who think the worst of the outbreak has passed.November 6, 2009

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