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Grant aids UND research on neurological diseases

By Associated Press | August 18, 2013

The University of North Dakota medical school is getting a $1.4 million federal grant to continue research into a molecule that could hold clues to treating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
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Reform Update: No clear map for Medicaid expansion in red states

By Rich Daly | May 14, 2013 | Basic Web

Republican governors backing an expansion of Medicaid continue to hit headwinds in those efforts, and it is unclear what lessons can be drawn from the outcomes experienced by two of their colleagues.
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More employers dropping insurance: study

By Jonathan Block | April 11, 2013 | Basic Web

Rising premiums have driven a steady decline in employer-sponsored health insurance since 2000, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study released today.
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North Dakota governor approves 6-week abortion ban

By Associated Press | March 26, 2013

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected—something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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Outliers: Native American healers sought

By Modern Healthcare | February 09, 2013 | Print Magazine

Not-for-profit Sanford Health system is getting ready to possibly use Native American healing practices in an effort to make its American Indian patients feel more welcome.
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Ad shows healthcare benefits for Native Americans

By Associated Press | February 03, 2013

North Dakota officials are launching a video campaign on an exclusive Native American TV network to talk about healthcare benefits.
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Warming to the ACA | Harsh critics now look to expand Medicaid rolls

By Melanie Evans | January 19, 2013 | Print Magazine

Whether millions of Americans get the coverage envisioned in the healthcare reform law will come down to this: whether governors can stomach leaving federal money on the table. Even some of the law's fiercest critics now say they won't.
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Regional News/Midwest: Oil fuels N.D. healthcare boom | Oil-patch towns seeing spike in clinic, medical building construction

By Andis Robeznieks | January 05, 2013 | Print Magazine

North Dakota's oil boom is leading to a corresponding healthcare building boom.
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UND seeks new building for doc training

By Prairie Business (Grand Forks, N.D.) | November 28, 2012

The University of North Dakota's School of Medicine and Health Sciences plans to ask the state Legislature for $124 million for a new building, which officials said would help address the state's shortage of healthcare workers.
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N.D. surgeon acquitted of drugging, raping his wife

By Associated Press | November 21, 2012

A jury on Wednesday acquitted a North Dakota surgeon accused of drugging his wife and raping her while she was unconscious.
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