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Mayo Clinic announces plans to expand proton beam therapy services in Minnesota

To meet growing demand for cancer treatment, Mayo Clinic this week announced a 110,000-square-foot, $200 million expansion to ...

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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rising in Freeborn County

Freeborn County reported 42 new COVID-19 cases and four new hospitalizations on Tuesday in the update from local ...

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Sources: US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months

WASHINGTON — U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, ...

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Minnesota extends $100 vaccine incentives for another week

ST. PAUL — Minnesota has extended its $100 reward program for people who get their COVID-19 vaccinations by ...

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Freeborn County’s 37th COVID death reported

Freeborn County reported another COVID-19 death on Friday of a person between 85 and 89 years of age. ...

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Mayo Clinic Health System to reinstitute visitor guidelines

Due to the continued spread of the highly contagious delta variant, Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea ...

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USDA announces $500 million grant initiative for rural health care expansion, support

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will send up to $500 million for rural Minnesota health care providers, ...

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Amid rising COVID-19 cases, city to mandate masks in city properties

The city of Albert Lea announced Wednesday that starting Monday it will require people to wear face masks ...

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MercyOne to require COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff, colleagues as variant spreads

MercyOne announced Tuesday it will require all colleagues and medical staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in all ...

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Minnesota logs 5,600 breakthrough COVID-19 cases, 57 deaths

ST. PAUL — Minnesota has seen at least 5,599 breakthrough cases of COVID-19 and at least 57 deaths ...

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New COVID-19 death reported in Freeborn County

Freeborn County reported one new COVID-19 death on Monday of a person between 95 and 99 years of ...

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New physician leader announced at Mayo

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin announced Friday Dr. Sumit Bhagra has been selected as ...

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New COVID-19 death in Freeborn County; CDC classifies county as “high” transmission

An additional person from Freeborn County has died from COVID-19, according to new data released Wednesday by the ...

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COVID-19 cases growing faster in Minnesota’s Black community

ST. PAUL — The latest data on the coronavirus in Minnesota shows the number of new cases is ...

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New, active cases edging up locally, but no big surge seen yet statewide

COVID-19 cases in Freeborn County are starting to creep up again, with five to 10 new cases reported ...

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