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Health Variant: Why travel nurses matter (and make good money)
While not every short-term, traveling nurse earns big money, big paychecks are possible, especially when health systems are desperate for help. At one point this year, a health system in South Dakota was seeking intensive care, crisis response nurses and offering more than $6,000 a week.
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Health Variant: Why won't people listen to perfectly good health advice?
Recent research at the University of Minnesota dug into a powerful factor that may contribute to this distrust: a consumption of conflict-centric news and social media posts about health topics.
October 18, 2021 12:00 PM
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Health Variant: So, the American Heart Association called
The folks at the American Heart Association had been looking at some troubling statistics in the Dakotas, especially North Dakota when it comes to COVID-19 and vaccinations. So they reached out to specifically address their concerns.
October 05, 2021 11:00 PM
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Health Variant: What makes football safer for young heads?
A Sanford Health research team followed a junior football team for eight seasons, using technology to track head impacts, and the results they found provided a powerful suggestion about what could reduce the number of head hits young players face while playing football.
August 31, 2021 03:17 PM

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Health Variant: From masks to vaccinations, how has the COVID-19 delta variant changed the game?
In the latest episode of The Health Variant podcast, host and NewsMD Correspondent Jeremy Fugleberg interviews Dr. Louis Mansky, director of the University of Minnesota's Institute for Molecular Virology, about the rise of the delta variant of COVID-19, how much it has upended plans to end the pandemic is we knew it, and what we know, and don't know, about the variant.
August 23, 2021 01:00 PM
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Health Variant: Why is there a widespread blood shortage?
In the latest episode of The Health Variant podcast, host and NewsMD Correspondent Jeremy Fugleberg interviews Dr. Maria Beaver, pathologist and Transfusion Services medical director with Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota. Beaver breaks down what's going on with the supply of blood donations, what's at risk and the importance of donating blood. Also, bonus: Some ideas for how to get over a fear of needles.
August 09, 2021 02:53 PM
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Health Variant: How Jayne Jones became the 'No Sugar Baker'
Jayne Jones has made a name for herself as the "No Sugar Baker," with social media posts and videos that regularly pull in tens of thousands of loyal fans, and now a second cookbook in the works. So what's Jones' secret ingredient to success?
July 26, 2021 05:00 PM
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Health Variant: Sizzling heat waves are here. Here's why, and how to beat them
Where are these sizzling heat waves coming from? What do they do to your body? And how can you keep yourself safe? In the latest episode of The Health Variant podcast, host and NewsMD Correspondent Jeremy Fugleberg talks to Dr. Teddie Potter of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, who's got some answers to those questions, and then some.
July 19, 2021 03:33 PM
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NewsMD podcast 'The Health Variant' episode: 'The Great Midwest Baby Boom?'
While the national birth rate continues to fall, the region has been going the other direction. That's according to Sanford Health, the South Dakota-based health system that also serves North Dakota and Minnesota. So what's going on?
July 12, 2021 02:45 PM
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NewsMD podcast 'The Health Variant' episode: 'Why Is Delta-8 So Popular?'
If you haven't heard about Delta-8, it's probably just a matter of time. The hemp-derived legal product is the hot new item at CBD stores and other outlets, especially in states — such as Minnesota and the Dakotas — where recreational marijuana remains illegal. So what is Delta-8, what does it do, how is it legal, and why is it so popular?
June 28, 2021 10:45 AM
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NewsMD podcast 'The Health Variant' episode: Introducing 'Health Fusion'
"The Health Variant" digs into health topics important to the region, such as COVID-19, cannabis and telehealth, introduces listeners to must-know places and people and offers behind-the-scenes reporting.
June 21, 2021 03:55 PM
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NewsMD podcast 'The Health Variant' episode: 'COVID-19 Vaccine Answers'
NewsMD is a Forum Communications brand focusing on health and health care reporting, primarily in the Upper Midwest, including coverage of industry news, research, trends, technology, economic and policy issues.
June 14, 2021 04:51 PM
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NewsMD podcast 'The Health Variant' episode: 'The Four That Worked'
NewsMD is a Forum Communications brand focusing on health and health care reporting, primarily in the Upper Midwest, including coverage of industry news, research, trends, technology, economic and policy issues.
June 07, 2021 03:05 PM
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