Business
Medtronic recalls devices designed to implant heart valves
The systems haven't been used commercially in the U.S., and the recall doesn't include valves.
Local
Patient enrollment inches upward for medical marijuana program
Doctors still outnumber patients in the program, but that could soon change.
Minneapolis
Eye motion test shows promise for concussion detection
A Minneapolis neurosurgeon reports success with a system that tracks eye movement by the patients while they are watching music videos.
Variety
Gay teens have higher pregnancy rates than their straight peers
The counterintuitive finding from the latest statewide survey of student health determined that these young people are far more likely than their straight peers to become pregnant or have gotten someone pregnant.
Business
Sunshine Heart looks to cut the driveline on its C-Pulse system
Sunshine Heart will test device that runs on power transmitted through the skin.
Local
Suit over Ponzi scheme survives challenge by Associated Bank
An Associated Bank executive allegedly facilitated a scheme that defrauded 700 investors out of $194 million.
Business
Mayo Clinic to offer more procedures through centers-of-excellence program
UnitedHealth Group is expanding a program with Mayo Clinic that encourages patients across the country to travel to the Rochester-based health system for certain specialized procedures.
Local
Meditation helps Minnesota vets cope with PTSD, VA study finds
A study by Minneapolis VA Medical Center researchers gives veterans a way to calmly confront their anxieties rather than avoid them and let them bottle up for years.
Local
Mobile charity steps in to offer relief to veterans who are hurting
Group rolls into church parking lots and shopping malls with state-of-the-art technology offering free treatments, such as muscle and nerve therapy and spinal balancing.
North Metro
Life edging back to normal for Twin Cities' Liberian immigrants
Ebola ebbs, marking the end of an emotionally challenging year.
East Metro
Maplewood funeral home reopens after state probe over decomposing bodies
Maple Oaks was closed after a state inspection.
Science
Powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs could be game changer for some
For some, high price of cholesterol drugs may be bargain
Local
Still more doctors than patients in Minnesota's medical marijuana program
More than 300 health care professionals have signed on with the Office of Medical Cannabis, ready to enroll patients. But only 250 patients have made it into the program in the first month.
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