More from the HomepageThe hack was part of a ransomware attack on a cloud computing company called Blackbaud, which manages databases for a number of nonprofits. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Hundreds of thousands of patients and donors to Children’s Minnesota and Allina Health hospitals are getting letters saying some of their personal data may have been exposed in the second-largest health care data breach in state history.The growing list of those affected includes more than 160,000 patients and donors at Children’s Minnesota, and more than 200,000 patients and donors from...…More from the HomepageThe hack was part of a ransomware attack on a cloud computing company called Blackbaud, which manages databases for a number of nonprofits. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Hundreds of thousands of patients and donors to Children’s Minnesota and Allina Health hospitals are getting letters saying some of their personal data may have been exposed in the second-largest health care data breach in state history.The growing list of those affected includes more than 160,000 patients and donors at Children’s Minnesota, and more than 200,000 patients and donors from...WW…

More from the HomepageMasks ordered, but getting them is another story. ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:With a second wave of COVID-19 cases expected to hit Minnesota hospitals in coming weeks, the state has millions of medical-grade N95 respirator masks on order for health care workers treating coronavirus patients.So far about 337,000 of these critical masks have been delivered to the state stockpile since March, while orders for more than 5 million more are still . A review of the state’s purchasing shows those masks will arrive in batches over the next year and a half. Some may...…More from the HomepageMasks ordered, but getting them is another story. ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:With a second wave of COVID-19 cases expected to hit Minnesota hospitals in coming weeks, the state has millions of medical-grade N95 respirator masks on order for health care workers treating coronavirus patients.So far about 337,000 of these critical masks have been delivered to the state stockpile since March, while orders for more than 5 million more are still . A review of the state’s purchasing shows those masks will arrive in batches over the next year and a half. Some may...WW…

More from the HomepageState health officials say evidence is mounting that masks make a difference in slowing COVID-19 spread. ByandStar Tribune staff writersmoreCopy shortlink:Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being urged to require residents of the state to wear masks when out in public, as COVID-19 cases hit record highs nationally and health officials worry infections may regain dangerous momentum here.Governors in states with rising COVID-19 numbers, including , and Pennsylvania, have mandated mask use statewide in recent weeks, saying it’s a simple and effective step to slow the spread...…More from the HomepageState health officials say evidence is mounting that masks make a difference in slowing COVID-19 spread. ByandStar Tribune staff writersmoreCopy shortlink:Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being urged to require residents of the state to wear masks when out in public, as COVID-19 cases hit record highs nationally and health officials worry infections may regain dangerous momentum here.Governors in states with rising COVID-19 numbers, including , and Pennsylvania, have mandated mask use statewide in recent weeks, saying it’s a simple and effective step to slow the spread...WW…

More from the HomepageBy Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Federal officials are cracking down on the proliferation of unauthorized antibody tests for COVID-19 in the United States, as lab directors say the embattled form of testing still has an important role to play in public health.A Minneapolis company, Premier Biotech, is one of four firms under investigation by a U.S. House subcommittee over concerns their tests are not as accurate as what’s claimed on their labels. The company stands behind the China-made test and says its accuracy has been validated by outside researchers. An...…More from the HomepageBy Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:Federal officials are cracking down on the proliferation of unauthorized antibody tests for COVID-19 in the United States, as lab directors say the embattled form of testing still has an important role to play in public health.A Minneapolis company, Premier Biotech, is one of four firms under investigation by a U.S. House subcommittee over concerns their tests are not as accurate as what’s claimed on their labels. The company stands behind the China-made test and says its accuracy has been validated by outside researchers. An...WW…

More from the HomepageAnd right now, the report concluded, no one should use antibody testing to issue "immunity passports." ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:In the rush to deploy as many COVID-19 tests as possible, important nuances are being lost about which kinds of tests are not worth doing, causing waste and potential harm during the pandemic.Business managers should not be pinning hopes for reopening on antibody testing of their entire workforces, and hospitals should not be doing universal testing of asymptomatic patients, from a University of Minnesota policy center. Both...…More from the HomepageAnd right now, the report concluded, no one should use antibody testing to issue "immunity passports." ByandStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:In the rush to deploy as many COVID-19 tests as possible, important nuances are being lost about which kinds of tests are not worth doing, causing waste and potential harm during the pandemic.Business managers should not be pinning hopes for reopening on antibody testing of their entire workforces, and hospitals should not be doing universal testing of asymptomatic patients, from a University of Minnesota policy center. Both...WW…