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POLLING
BOSSES: The Harris Poll finds six in ten employed U.S. adults say they have a toxic boss. VERBATIM: “Mental health takes the biggest hit. Nearly half of workers (47%) say their boss’s behavior is causing stress, burnout, or declining mental health. More than half (53%) have sought therapy because of a toxic boss.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/43EHW4A
POT: Via Pew, VERBATIM: “The vast majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana in some way, according to a January 2026 Center survey. A majority of U.S. adults (55%) say that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use, and another 33% say it should be legal for medical use only. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal at all. These views have held relatively steady since 2019.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49tKupJ
STRESS: Via AMFM, VERBATIM: “AMFM Healthcare today released findings from a new national survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, revealing that nearly three in four Americans (72.7%) feel stressed on a regular basis, and that many are turning to a mix of healthy, harmful, and emerging digital behaviors to cope. The survey found that stress is being driven by a convergence of pressures.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fe3L25
BLADDER CANCER: Via The Harris Poll, VERBATIM: “More than 90% of patients who underwent bladder removal surgery or received Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment report negative impacts on their physical, emotional, and mental health. More than half describe those impacts as moderate or significant. What’s striking is how much emotional stress patients absorb alone. About three in four say they hide the emotional impact of their disease. One in three always, or often, conceals how they feel.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4v7e10E
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MEDICAID SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL OF US: Medicaid keeps Minnesota’s hospitals strong and ensures communities across the state have access to care. Policymakers must protect Medicaid so every Minnesotan — regardless of income or health status — can get the care they need, when they need it. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/3FtrCuH (SPONSORED: Minnesota Hospital Association)
HEALTH HEADLINES
DOG BITES: The U.S. Postal Service reports 29 dog incidents in Minneapolis last year. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RStgMJ
REAL ESTATE: The New York Times reports on a trend of wealthy retirees buying first or second homes in locations with desirable medical care. VERBATIM: “Pockets of the Midwest have been in on the trend for decades. The global reputation of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has made the nearby Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul—located about 90 minutes by car north—a residential hub for medical migration. ‘Clients move to Florida to enjoy life, but when health issues get serious, they come right back,’ says Isaac Kuehn, a real-estate agent at DRG in Minneapolis. He recently helped a couple return from Florida after the wife’s accelerating Parkinson’s disease prompted them to seek Minnesota’s healthcare system. The state’s medical network also attracts wealthy buyers with no local roots, Kuehn says.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/49rv6du
PRESIDENT’S HEALTH: Via NPR, VERBATIM: “The White House is saying little about President Trump’s check-up at Walter Reed Tuesday, his third in 13 months. Critics say the lack of transparency only raises more questions about his health.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4dNmjE2
MORE: Via Time, VERBATIM: “There is no constitutional or legal requirement for American Presidents to publicly share their medical records. And Presidents, like other Americans, are covered by medical privacy protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Any details that are made public are typically shared by the White House, with the President’s consent. ‘At this point in time, what the law requires is for a President’s physician to respect a President’s confidentiality, and the President gets to choose what is disclosed,’ says M. Sara Rosenthal, a professor of bioethics at the University of Kentucky.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4e8wtjY
BIDEN: Via CNN, VERBATIM: “Jill Biden’s new comments about Joe Biden’s disastrous 2024 debate have reignited a conversation that tore the Democratic Party apart during and after the now-former president’s performance. Biden told CBS News in an interview clip published Wednesday that her husband’s stumbles and apparent confusion ‘scared me to death,’ and she worried her husband was having a stroke.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4o0vg1E
EBOLA: Via Associated Press, VERBATIM: “Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging, and as cases have been confirmed at home after Ugandan health workers were exposed to the disease from Congolese patients. The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak and that has no approved medicines or vaccines.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4vhrK5j
MISINFORMATION: Via KFF, VERBATIM: “A hantavirus outbreak linked to a Dutch cruise ship in early May was followed by false health claims that mirror patterns documented in previous outbreaks, including unsupported claims that ivermectin is an effective treatment, that the outbreak was planned in advance, and that it was caused by COVID-19 vaccines.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4oey0Zr
HEALTHCARE: Via Associated Press, VERBATIM: “The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed significantly down from where it was several years ago, but the ranks of the uninsured could soon expand as the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the health landscape begin to take hold.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4wVS5r6
LEGISLATORS STEPPED UP FOR HCMC, BUT MORE SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR RURAL HOSPITALS: Savings from the 340B drug program help local hospitals sustain access to cancer treatment, specialty services, and technology investments in rural communities. While drug companies continue to raise prices and rake in profits, rural hospitals will be forced to stretch limited resources even further if legislators don’t step up to strengthen the 340B program. READ MORE: Tough times for rural hospitals after legislative session - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News (SPONSORED: Essentia Health)
INNOVATION
INVENTION: The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports on the owner of a Twin Cities bicycle wheel manufacturer who invented a device that makes mammograms more comfortable for the patient. It all started with a painful mammogram followed by a prototype made from a shoebox and duct tape. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RNjwDp
RESEARCH: Via Mayo Clinic, VERBATIM: “Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers will present more than 30 studies at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, highlighting advances in precision oncology, early cancer detection, artificial intelligence (AI) and personalized cancer care. The meeting will be held May 29–June 2 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4vgxzzW
HEP B: Via The New York Times, VERBATIM: “A new drug has essentially cured 1 in 5 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, researchers reported on Thursday, a feat that has stymied scientists for years. ‘It’s the first major advance in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in decades,’ said Dr. William Jarnagin, a surgeon and liver specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The study included patients who, unlike most infected with hepatitis B, did not recover. Instead, the virus — transmitted by body fluids like semen or blood — takes up residence in the liver.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nYfIeG
CHILDREN’S: Via Children’s Minnesota, VERBATIM: “Children’s Minnesota today announced the appointment of Sameer Gupta, M.D., MBA, as executive vice president and chief medical officer, effective Aug. 1.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/42X43mN
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VISION: Via American Chemical Society, VERBATIM: “Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses and platinum contact lenses, they temporarily soften the cornea so it can be molded into a new shape. Early tests on rabbit eyes successfully corrected nearsightedness in about a minute while preserving the eye’s structure.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3PJbTgQ
CRAVINGS: Via Institute for Basic Science, VERBATIM: “When the body runs low on protein, the gut sends powerful signals to the brain that reshape cravings and push animals to seek essential amino acids instead of sugar. Researchers say this newly discovered gut-brain network could transform our understanding of appetite, nutrition, and obesity.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4dD9I7H
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