East Metro
Abuse report: Care center resident was posed as cocaine user in video
City attorney is reviewing the allegations for possible criminal charges. Facility said if fired the workers involved.
Business
St. Jude Medical MRI-safe pacemaker gets long-awaited FDA approval
Regulatory approval to sell the device should boost sales and Abbott Laboratories' bottom line.
West Metro
Hennepin County renews push to slow heroin overdoses
Hennepin County enlists range of allies to educate public on opioid deaths in a new yearlong initiative.
Local
Flu spike prompts hospital restrictions
13 Allina sites affected after state reports a mild but widespread outbreak.
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Restorative yoga class in St. Paul puts the 'ah' in asana
Restorative yoga allows you to relax and release muscle tension by barely lifting a finger.
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Botox is booming among millennials — some as young as 18
Selfie culture prompts preventive approach by a generation of younger users.
Local
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Surrogacy is the latest reproductive rights debate at the Minnesota Capitol
Battle pits infertile couples against faith groups, who call it "renting a womb."
Minneapolis
Medicare disciplines Fairview over patient runaway
Parents say the incident at the University of Minnesota Medical Center last month was only one of the failures that jeopardized their 13-year-old.
Variety
Na-meow-ste: The cat yoga trend has arrived in Minnesota
Shelter cats are the latest accessory at yoga class, and you can take one home afterward.
Science
Under new leader, U's psychiatry department shifting research
Industry-funded drug trials and the recruitment of hospitalized patients as research subjects have been curbed.
North Metro
Two new clinics meet 'huge need' for health care at north metro community colleges
The clinics at North Hennepin and Anoka-Ramsey colleges help improve access for a group of young people that research shows is in urgent need of such care.
Local
Drug treatment center in Fergus Falls violated state rules, falsified document
State says the substance abuse facility falsified a record, broke other rules.
Politics
Dayton seeks $8 million to rebuild child psychiatric hospital in Willmar
Site only one that serves children and teens with severe mental illnesses.
Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigs
It's a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant into people.
Variety
Ken Burns on Mayo Clinic: 'One of the most amazing medical places on Earth'
The acclaimed filmmaker is more involved in Minnesota project than initially realized.
Variety
Aging boomers, lack of funding for Alzheimer's may lead to 'major social and economic crisis'
TPT documentary aims national spotlight on looming Alzheimer's "epidemic" and its financial and emotional toll on families.
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