Minnesota cuts veteran homelessness by more than 50% over two-year period

Minnesota has cut the number of veterans experiencing homelessness by more than half over the past two years. New VA funding totaling $8.8 million will help Minnesota organizations provide housing

Minnesota is running out of nurses: How the University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing is counte...

The school is poised to address the troubling trend through educational and clinical partnerships, innovative education and more.

Trends in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Effectiveness Through October 2021

This cohort study reports statewide trends in vaccine administration and vaccine effectiveness in Minnesota.

HTAC is Transforming Community Health Data Across Minnesota | MN EHR Consortium

Minnesota program cuts post-prison homelessness | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Minnesota's Department of Corrections reports 57% fewer people are leaving prison and becoming homeless in 2025. The state has provided $500,000 annually for homelessness prevention since 2021, with...

Minnesota Electronic Health Record Consortium COVID-19 Project: Informing Pandemic Response Through...

We rapidly developed a distributed data network across Minnesota to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings highlight the utility of using EHR data to monitor the current pandemic as well as...

One rural hospital offers hope amid nationwide rural maternity ward closures

As more rural hospitals shut down maternity wards, one hospital in Minnesota has a survival strategy that could spur others to imitate  it.

Minnesota AG announces 10-year oversight agreement in North Memorial Health, Sanford Health merger

A major merger between Minnesota-based North Memorial Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health was announced Friday morning, and is set to close in a matter of days.

COVID-19 Vaccination Of People Experiencing Homelessness And Incarceration In Minnesota - PubMed

We used data from a statewide public health-health system collaboration to describe trends in COVID-19 vaccination rates by racial and ethnic groups among people experiencing homelessness or incarc...

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Second Doses and Boosters for Severe Acute Respiratory...

Using vaccine data combined with electronic health records, we report that mRNA boosters provide greater protection than a 2-dose regimen against SARS-CoV-2 infection and related hospitalizations....

Breaking down Minnesota's unprecedented $2.6B investment in homelessness, housing

After the City of St. Paul cleared a homeless encampment last week, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS took a closer look at how Minnesota is spending taxpayer dollars on homelessness.

Trends in Pediatric Viral Symptoms, Influenza Testing, and SARS-CoV-2 Testing From a Statewide...

Viral illness and influenza testing among pediatric patients were below historical averages throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing increases in influenza test positivity may merit clinical and...