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Group of officials applauds opioid efforts by local health departments
Hennepin County program for those incarcerated has started treatment for 203 people since January — and officials expect that to rise.
Local
August: Minnesota health officials declare outbreak of hepatitis A
Vaccinations are urged for high-risk people, such as those in homeless shelters and jails.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis offering free vaccines for kids ahead of school
All metro children are urged to get measles shot before classes resume.
Rand Paul undergoes lung surgery stemming from assault
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled him outside his Kentucky home in 2017.
West Metro
Suit claims Park Nicollet didn't do enough to treat Lake Minnetonka man who killed family, himself
Park Nicollet says it gave appropriate care to Brian Short, who killed his wife and children.
Science
Losing weight before bariatric surgery may not be safe, study says
Weight loss before surgery was associated with readmission for abdominal pain and increases in urinary tract and surgical site infections, researchers found.
Science
Teen living with Batten disease fights to raise awareness of rare disorder
The progressive illness affects an estimated two to four out of every 100,000 children in the United States.
Science
Gut virus that's older than all of us could one day help us
Moreover, different strains of this common virus can be traced to countries or even individual cities.
Science
Fruit juice linked to higher cancer risk
The research is one of the first to find a connection between sweet drinks and cancer.
Variety
Controlled chaos defines this efficient, 35-minute interval workout in the North Loop
Basecamp Fitness offers an efficient, effective workout with "assault" bikes and strength training.
Local
U achieves transplant in monkeys without long-term immune-fighting drugs
The technique could greatly increase the number and safety of organ transplants.
Local
From one heart to another: Families of donor, recipient meet at last
In a rare reunion, a Minnesota family meets the mom of a boy who gave new life to a baby girl.
Local
Plan to import drugs from Canada gets guarded welcome in Minnesota
Some consumer advocates see hope for lower prices, though plan might exclude insulin.
US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of refusals by health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications.
Minneapolis
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New hepatitis drugs could cut wait time for kidney transplants
In a Minnesota first, a patient received a donor kidney that was infected with now-curable hepatitis C.
Local
'Short-sighted' decisions in Minn.'s Medicaid program harming patients, doctor charges
Officials have come under fire for limiting access to drugs and services, ignoring medical expertise.
Politics
Minnesota lawmakers agree on insulin program, but funding debate continues
Legislators and Gov. Tim Walz would like to pass the program in a special session.
Local
Minnesota to expand testing of chemical hazards for children
Analysis of blood and urine samples has alerted officials in the past to health hazards such as mercury and lead.
Local
Dr. Nancy Whitley, physician who cared for seriously ill as she developed cancer, dies at 62
Shortly after starting her palliative care training at the University of Minnesota in 2014, she received her own cancer diagnosis.
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