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    Minneapolis based physician Dr. Kirsten Shaw created a new app to help medical students detect cardiac abnormalities. She says it’s something doctors really need.

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    Edina High School Principal Andy Beaton said the school has taken action after a video surfaces showing a student giving a Nazi salute and others speaking in fake and derogatory accents.

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    • I spent 17 years in ⁦@EdinaMN⁩. Kids at ⁦@edinahornets⁩ made an anti-Asian video with Nazi salutes. They are athletes & receive a 5 day suspension. The principal calls it culturally offensive & offers a 5 day suspension. No games are missed. 1 https://t.co/z0VSbLXyMh

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    Throughout the pandemic, hospitals pulled back on elective procedures periodically because of a rush of COVID-19 patients and staff shortages. Those postponed treatments will take months to reschedule after the latest COVID wave subsides, leaving patients to cope with the emotional and physical toll of delaying their care.

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    The COVID-19 pandemic defied the preparations of health care and political leaders, and has taken a toll on a care system that could last for years. As Minnesota heads into the third year of COVID, hospitals in the state are just crawling out of what may be their hardest struggle with treating patients since it all started. So why were hospitals so overwhelmed for so long?

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    With data backlogs finally easing, a clearer picture of the path ahead is beginning to emerge, one that offers some hope the state may be through the worst of a surge fueled by COVID’s omicron mutation.

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    • Fri. Finish nagging mundane “stuff” that gnaws at us. Commit: complete X (Zeigarnik effect). Rx, 1. COVID: hope but no high 5’s yet. 2. Blistering focus on 1 “must do.” No distractions. 3. Not optional: sleep 7 hrs. 4. No list: won’t get done. https://t.co/YVGwhkdo7H #burnout https://t.co/36m3LsiFJR

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    University of Minnesota infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm predicted a “viral blizzard” due to the omicron variant of COVID-19 a few weeks ago. He says the Twin Cities is beginning to emerge from that, with case counts dropping daily.

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