Politics
Minnesota home care workers will get training on detecting hearing loss among seniors
Hearing loss, often undetected, can lead to depression and cognitive decline, new research shows.
Celebrities
KARE 11's Seavert delivers baskets of hope to Twin Cities moms on bed rest
The local TV reporter is helping high-risk mothers have a more comfortable long-term hospital stay.
South Metro
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Parents accuse Burnsville dentist of overtreating their kids
Dr. Deanna Alevizos says her approach heads off problems and finds hidden decay other dentists miss.
Late-night host Kimmel holds son, pleads for health care
Jimmy Kimmel held his baby son as he returned to his late-night show after a week off for the boy's heart surgery.
Local
The other side of the opioid debate: What to do about the pain?
Minnesota effort to reduce overdose deaths is putting doctors, patients in a bind.
Nation
North Carolina sees success with comprehensive maternal care program
Comprehensive approach helps with health, nonmedical issues.
Science
'Super vitamin' proves disruptive to medical tests, U study shows
A new University of Minnesota study and a federal advisory warn vitamin B7, or biotin, can throw off the results of important medical tests.
West Metro
Mother grieves in candid post about teen's deadly seizure at Edina dentist
Like "a captain jumping ship," the dentist left his teenage patient alone and waited in the hallway for paramedics, Diane Galleger wrote.
Local
Seven people overcome by carbon monoxide at northern Minnesota home
No cause found after incident in Virginia.
Variety
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Mpls. woman struggling with infertility launches a social network for people who 'get it'
It's "Tinder meets AA" for people trying to conceive.
Local
Exercise improves test scores, study of Minnesota students finds
Schools incorporate physical activity in the classroom, plus yoga and other activities, in three-year study.
Minneapolis
Mpls. home for American Indian women with addiction to close after 44 years
Highly valued in Minneapolis' American Indian community, but faced financial problems.
Variety
Women's hands really are colder than men's, scientists confirm
Using thermal images, University of Utah researchers compared the hands of men and women, and found that women's hands typically run 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit colder than men's.
Local
Congress' inaction on CHIP would cost Minnesota $178 million
New state forecast shows the cost for continuing health coverage of 125,000 children.
Local
Minnesota's suicide rate has been rising steadily for nearly two decades
Minnesota's suicide rates have increased steadily in recent years.
West Metro
Edina fertility clinic hacked in ransomware attack
"There is no evidence that patient information was accessed, viewed or used," said an executive with Denver-based CCRM.
West Metro
Now teaching at the U, oral surgeon settles suit for $2M with family of dead teen
Edina teen died after oral surgery; parents' suit claimed malpractice.
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