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Grief-support camp offered for youths

MADISON LAKE, Minn. — Camp Oz, a grief-support camp for children and teens, will be hosted Saturday, Oct. 1, by Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice. The day-long camp will be held on Lake Washington in Madison Lake, Minnesota, for children and teens ages 6 to 18 who have experienced the death ...

Resources are available for helping loved ones living with mental illness

Family members and friends of someone living with a mental illness can get free help and resources through a program offered by NAMI Minnesota Family to Family workshops are a transformative opportunity in which participants learn about mental illnesses, the brain, treatment, and ...

Webinar focuses on youth mental health

A free webinar, “Empowering Families: Strengthening Youth Mental Health,” will be hosted by Mayo Clinic Health System in response to increased anxiety and depression symptoms in people since the pandemic. Janice Schreier, a clinical therapist at Mayo Clinic Health System, will present ...

Music for Memories Alzheimer’s fundraiser in Gibbon

Team Gibbon will host a downtown concert/street dance Saturday, Sept. 10, to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses. Featuring Nashville recording artist Jay Allen and local cover band, 2nd Notion, proceeds from the one-night-only event will ...

Judge puts hold on ND trigger law banning abortion

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A judge on Thursday again blocked a trigger law banning abortion in North Dakota as he weighs arguments from the state's lone abortion clinic that the law violates the state constitution. Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick granted the request for a preliminary ...

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces. The sweeping climate, tax and ...