Science
'Synthetic cartilage' is now an option for big-toe arthritis sufferers
Instead of fusing bones, which erases mobility, doctors use implant.
Local
Heroin tainted with elephant tranquilizer tied to 5 Minn. deaths
Five people have died in Minnesota from overdoses of heroin laced with carfentanil, a drug from China that is federally approved to immobilize large animals such as elephants for surgery.
Variety
Better health? New Zealand doctor says it's in your genes
A New Zealand doctor explains how evolutionary biology can give you a plan for better health.
Health
Brain and arm implants help paralyzed Cleveland man feed himself
A paralyzed man was able to feed himself for the first time in eight years, after doctors implanted sensors in his brain that sent signals to his arm.
Local
Buds, plants, pollen arrive with the warm weather
50-degree days give allergy season a slight head start
Business
Healthy eating is riding high in America – and so are Twinkies
A food industry report ranked Hostess second among growth leaders for midsize companies, behind Greek yogurt company Chobani.
West Metro
Hennepin County readies for $13 million child protection overhaul
A year after stepping into the county's top human services role, Jennifer DeCubellis is leading the most dramatic reform of the child protection system in Minnesota.
South Metro
Theft charges against Burnsville woman dismissed after bitter family feud
A judge found insufficient evidence in Kandiyohi County, which led a Carver County prosecutor to drop charges there as well.
Science
TV ads for prescription drugs are on the rise
Critics say pharmaceutical ads encourage patients to ask for expensive, impractical prescriptions.
Science
Rest is best, but other treatments are available for plantar fasciitis
Stretches, orthotic inserts and shots can also help.
Science
Cheaper and just as effective, exercise may get federal Medicare backing
University of Minnesota efforts with treating peripheral artery disease are helping to make the link.
Local
State: Waite Park nurse did nothing for patient's seizures before he died
Long-running investigation found that the nurse refused to give the man pain medication, failed to notify his doctor as the attacks kept coming. She was fired.
Death rates up for middle age whites with little education
A sobering portrait of less-educated middle-age white Americans emerged Thursday with new research showing them dying disproportionately from what one expert calls "deaths of despair" — suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol-related diseases.
Local
Mayo CEO tells business leaders he advised Trump on value of immigration, research funding
Dr. John Noseworthy said he relayed the need for federal research money.
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