Perks of the job: Last week, I got to see someone use a chainsaw to slice through a huge log of Styrofoam. It's a normal task for Dan at Mayo Clinic's recycling facility in Rochester, where they recycle some not-often-reused materials like Styrofoam. postbulletin.com/health/some-pl…

NEW: Full-time caregiving is the #1 reason prime-age Americans don't work. In my latest for the Minneapolis Fed, I break down the stats behind this key demographic group: - mostly parents - mostly but decreasingly women - mostly happy staying home minneapolisfed.org/article/2023/w…

SEIU rescinded its endorsement of Minn. state Rep. Ruth Richardson, saying she has overseen a fierce anti-union campaign as CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States minnesotareformer.com/2023/07/06/maj… via @mnreformer

A Minnesota #polystyrene #recycling operation is the focus of the article below, which goes into detail about how the Mayo Clinic is able to #RecycleEPS & other materials. Click the post to read more & watch a short video with their machinery in action:

Obligatory "follow me on Threads" post, because the people who I follow and those who follow me on Twitter are very different vs. Instagram threads.net/@ohdearitsdene

What it looks like living with Multiple Sclerosis postbulletin.com/health/what-it…

These families got personal loans, maxed out credit cards, took out second mortgages on their homes and threw fundraisers in order to start a family. Now they're pushing Minnesota lawmakers to mandate insurance coverage for infertility startribune.com/minnesota-does…

This interview reminded me that I need to change the filter in my air purifier in my kitchen (which, spoiler alert, is a pretty good place to have an air purifier). Here's a rundown of what negatively impacts indoor air quality and what you can do about it:

"It’s all about building a relationship and building that rapport. Once you establish that, you can start talking about getting them help." Olmsted County social worker details responding to overdose calls postbulletin.com/community/olms…

Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging. (gift link!) nytimes.com/2023/07/08/hea…

The FarmacyRx community garden behind the Rochester Clinic building in northeast Rochester is a four-year effort at promoting the tenets of lifestyle medicine. postbulletin.com/health/movemen…

Mayo Clinic Hospital to establish organ donor care unit at Saint Marys campus postbulletin.com/health/mayo-cl…

Micah Gatz, 10, loves Minecraft and fishing. He's also waiting for a new heart postbulletin.com/health/micah-g…

What's in the water? As we've been learning, often more than you think, and more than you want. University at Albany prof Erin Bell's research on #PFAS is helping. Dené K. Dryden Post Bulletin tinyurl.com/yckndmpb

Fairview, Sanford end merger, citing lack of support from 'certain Minnesota stakeholders' postbulletin.com/health/fairvie…

So... I'm no longer using this platform. I'm sharing my work on Threads @/ohdearitsdene, and folks who I know personally and/or professionally can connect with me on LinkedIn. Bye! linkedin.com/in/denekdryden/

I’ve interviewed dozens of devastated mothers who have delivered stillborn babies. Listening to them speak, it was hard for me to imagine anything worse than having to give birth to a dead baby. Then I learned about the lung float test. propublica.org/article/is-lun…