Local
Report calls for stronger oversight of Medicaid spending for disabled, elderly
Minnesota spent roughly $2.4 billion in 2015 on home and community services.
Politics
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Minnesota parents lobby for kids at 'Dyslexia Day' at State Capitol
Families seek programs and state support for students struggling to read.
Variety
Nicotine may help prevent your brain from aging
Don't break out the cigarettes, but researchers have found that nicotine may even hold off Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Local
Could mandatory database curb opioid abuse?
Required Rx monitoring effective at detecting addicts, but objections center on practicality.
West Metro
Legionnaires' outbreak in Hopkins fuels effort to regulate cooling towers
Legionnaires' disease was linked to a tower, but it took an agency two weeks to find the specific one.
Local
Minn. health regulators can't keep up with abuse reports
Flooded hot line has families of vulnerable adults waiting months for investigations.
Local
God, Allah, Buddha, Great Spirit: Minnesota hospital chaplains adapt to diversity
More than 520,000 patients checked into Minnesota hospitals last year, carrying religious baggage that wasn't as neatly packed as it used to be.
South Metro
Rollerblade inventor now creates SkyRide, a human-powered roller coaster
The SkyRide technology on display in Waconia aims to "merge commercial fitness to the roller coaster industry."
Science
Obesity counseling a bright spot in health equity report
Increased physician counseling in and of itself might not eliminate health disparities, but over time, it could make a dent in child obesity rates.
AP Exclusive: Twin tragedies give survivor a new face
He'd been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one that had belonged to another man.
Variety
What is a modified ketogenic diet, and should you try it?
This high-fat, low-protein and low-carb way of eating once was used to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
Local
Minnesota hospital error report sees problems with lost tissue samples
State's medical errors report finds that the problem is common.
Variety
Pet rat owners nervous about rat-to-human virus probed in Minnesota, elsewhere
No human infections have been reported in Minnesota, but rumors of seizing animals have raised fears among owners and breeders in the Twin Cities.
Business
Growth in cost of medicine moderated in 2016, study finds
The annual rate of overall increase slowed even as lawmakers railed against price hikes on EpiPens.
West Metro
Resident dies after Eden Prairie caregiver forgot to plug in heart pump
Investigation says facility aide failed to plug in heart pump for 79-year-old.
Local
U researchers may have found way to predict autism in kids
Measuring changes in infants' brain growth can allow doctors to predict the likelihood that they will be diagnosed with autism in their toddler years, according to two University of Minnesota researchers.
World
Local
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Nursing strikes cost Allina $149 million
Hospital hired hundreds of replacements as nurses walked out over health insurance dispute.
Outdoors
New Mayo analysis finds an amazing range of injuries suffered while ice fishing
Winter anglers have suffered everything from burns to broken bones to concussions while hunkering down in their shanties, ER data show.
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