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Pesticide criticized in bee deaths could also kill birds
Scientists studying a widely used pesticide say even small doses of the chemical can have crippling health effects on migrating birds, and it might be contributing to declines in their overall populations.
Government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes
The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping that has alarmed parents, politicians and health authorities nationwide.
Politics
Medically assisted suicide gets a passionate hearing in St. Paul
More than 200 people packed an informational hearing held by a House committee that could advance the proposal when the Legislature convenes.
Local
Minnesota father hopes son's vaping injury will warn others
Vaping-associated injury has caused 21-year-old Augsburg University student to be in intensive care and on mechanical ventilation for 11 days.
Business
Mayo Clinic picks Google for data storage as firms announce broader partnership
The digital giant will open an office in Rochester for research with Mayo on solving complex health care problems..
South Metro
Lawsuit: Lakeville school's failure to treat student's asthma led to brain damage
The district denies responsibility for the student's injuries.
Local
Minnesotan's death is part of five in U.S. tied to vaping illness
The death involved an older person with an underlying respiratory illness who had vaped an illicit THC-containing compound.
Duluth
New campaign to prevent Lake Superior's 'death by a thousand poops'
Lake Superior water quality is tied to what's left on trails and sidewalks.
Minneapolis
Lake Nokomis beaches reopen after 73 confirmed cases of E. coli illness
A park commissioner says action should be taken to avoid similar closures next year.
Science
Science
Hepatitis A races across the nation
Experts expect it to seep into every state, putting anyone not vaccinated at risk.
Science
Length of Huntington's mutation may determine onset, study says
The trigger is genetic instability of a particular DNA sequence in brain cells, said a new study of the lethal neurodegenerative disorder.
Science
Docs prescribe more opioids later in the day, U research finds
Hannah T. Neprash, who led the study, hopes her finding will warn doctors that the stresses of hectic days can influence their prescribing judgment.
Science
Is mental health care in the cards? Tarot reader, 89,000 followers say yes
As prophetic as the posts may seem, they aren't specific to one person. Instead, they speak to the human experience as a whole.
South Metro
Advocates from Somali community push for more discussion of addiction
Cultural stigma adds challenge to addressing growing health crisis.
Local
THC compounds might be to blame in Minn.'s illnesses linked to vaping
Interviews with teenagers who suffered vaping-associated injuries are finding marijuana-derived THC in most cases.
Local
U limits off-label use of drug championed by an anesthesiologist paid by its manufacturer
The announcement is a departure for the medical center under Dr. Jacob Hutchins, a medical director of the university's acute pain service. He not only encouraged the use of Exparel in "off-label" ways that the FDA hadn't approved, but at one point in a way the federal agency rejected.
Local
Showdown over tracking prescriptions threatens Minnesota federal grants
At issue is a prescription drug tracking system.
West Metro
After summer of beach closings, illnesses, officials look at how to make next year better
Officials are talking about public education, more water testing and limits on boats as keys to curtailing outbreaks next summer.
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