Minnesota health news

Local

July 17, 2019

The Mall of America is adding a walk-in medical clinic, which will cater to workers, travelers and shoppers.

Mall of America will add a walk-in clinic

Fairview Health and University of Minnesota partnership will offer basic medical care starting in November.

Local

July 17, 2019

Norm Coleman meeting in his DC office with Mohamed Abdirizak. Abdul Ahmed III is also seen in the office meeting. ] Photo Credit: Charlie Archambault

Norm Coleman says all visible signs of cancer removed from his lung

The former U.S. senator also said the cancer was more invasive than thought.

Variety

July 16, 2019

Can Facebook predict your future health?

Researchers found 21 conditions were predictable from the social media network alone.

Science

July 13, 2019

Quinton Hill, 7, lost movement in one arm due to a mysterious syndrome known as acute flaccid myelitis. Treatment at Children's Hospital followed mult

CDC is on alert for the rare, paralyzing condition known as AFM

Minnesota, which found itself at the center of a national mystery last year, has reported no cases so far in 2019.

West Metro

July 12, 2019

Hennepin County Public Health is trying to pin down the source of an outbreak that began over the holiday weekend.

Hennepin County: More than 170 report getting sick after boating near Big Island

Excelsior Beach remained closed for unrelated reasons, but the rest of the lake is open as usual, officials said.

West Metro

July 12, 2019

Hopkins mental health clinic offers same day and walk-in therapy

Birch Counseling aims to reach patients who are in the midst of emotional unrest.

West Metro

July 12, 2019

The nature of the boating scene on Lake Minnetonka complicates the search for a source of what sickened boaters over the July 4th weekend, public heal

Big Island party scene plays part in outbreak, officials suspect

Officials say investigations are focusing on human sources of contamination.

Science

July 11, 2019

Health briefs: Reflex drugs tied to bone fractures in children

Science

July 11, 2019

Mechanical engineering students Ethan Jen, left, and Marcos Serrano, center, put on a custom motorized orthotic brace that they and a group of fellow

California student engineers restore motion to 5-year-old's arms

Student engineers build high-tech motorized brace.

Science

July 11, 2019

In this Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 photo zebrafish swim in a container at a laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital, in Boston. The lab has about 300,00 z

Aging superpowers: Animals may hold the key to better human health

Animals, from bats to zebrafish to marmots, may hold key to better human health.

West Metro

July 10, 2019

Boaters took to the water as the sun set on Lake Minnetonka Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Excelsior, MN. Hennepin County epidemiologists were continuing to

Hunt is on for what sickened 30 Lake Minnetonka boaters

Public beaches in Excelsior and across the Twin Cities are closed due to bacteria, as authorities work to find what sickened boaters who were at Lake Minnetonka's Big Island over the July 4th weekend.

West Metro

July 9, 2019

Flavored cigars are for sale at Loon Grocery and Deli in Minneapolis, Minn., Monday, June 8, 2015. The Minneapolis City Council began discussing a pro

Hennepin County Board approves tobacco sales restrictions at airport and four cities

Sales age will now be 21 and flavored tobacco products will be banned.

Local

July 9, 2019

FILE - This Aug. 29, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York. A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana l

Minnesota saw sharp drop in opioid deaths in 2018

Deaths related to prescription and illicit opioid drugs dropped sharply in Minnesota last year, according to preliminary state figures, giving health officials hope that a two decadelong epidemic has peaked.

West Metro

July 9, 2019