Local
Pilot by Minn. nonprofit helps patients manage cost of cancer care
Angel Foundation hopes others imitate test project.
Politics
Legislators vow to crack down on teen vaping in 2020 session
Both parties plan measures to get nicotine products out of the hands of teenagers.
Duluth
Duluth man, dog found dead, spurring officials to issue carbon monoxide safety reminders
The dangerous gas kills 14 Minnesotans a year, on average.
Science
A miracle treatment for one, questions about care for many
A drug created for a single patient is raising questions about who can get access to such specialized care.
Science
Sexually active Minnesota teens are making healthier choices
The findings in the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey are positives for advocates on all sides of the abstinence-vs.-safe sex debate.
Science
Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests
Researchers found every four-inch increase in height was linked to a 41% lower risk of diabetes for men and a 33% reduced risk for women.
Inspired
This Minnesota researcher is harnessing the power of exercise to fight postpartum depression
University of Minnesota researcher is studying how working out can help prevent postpartum depression for those most at risk.
Local
Minn. nursing home complaint response times better — but still below guidelines
Improvements made amid a sharp rise in the number of complaints alleging serious maltreatment.
Local
Narcan, gas cards, new laws: One dad's fight against an epidemic
Dan Pearson believes the opioid epidemic can't be solved with a law here or a new treatment center there. It will require a shift in mind-set: Society believes there's a pill for everything, but then shuns anyone who abuses pills.
Science
Five reasons the diet soda myth won't die
The odds are exceedingly good it won't be the soda that kills you.
Variety
Electric cargo bikes put Minnesota moms in low-carbon lane
A new documentary explores a growing subculture of women and families ditching the car for two-wheeled bike 'minivans.'
Local
As part of 'Take Back Day,' DEA will dispose of your vape pen
Federal agents will destroy your vaping equipment in a safe manner on Saturday.
Local
Minn. health regulators often fail to respond rapidly to nursing home abuse complaints
Nursing home complaints pile up despite reform efforts by Legislature, advocates.
Local
Minnesota legislators' new insulin work group aims to reach compromise in next month or two
Legislators, governor's staff hope to reach deal soon to help diabetics with costly medication
Duluth
Minnesota schools are on the front lines of the vaping epidemic
Students' use soars despite urgent campaigns, retail crackdowns.
Science
For some with chronic pain, the problem is not in their backs or knees but their brains
Researchers are re-examining chronic pain, searching for healing for an ancient malady that afflicts millions and confounds medicine with its complexity.
Inspired
Report: Neve Campbell to play mom of dying Twin Cities teen who wrote 'Clouds'
The song became a worldwide sensation at the time of his death from a rare form of bone cancer in May 2013.
Science
Mucus has powerful sugars that tame germs
The textbook model of mucus — a filter that traps and eliminates microbes — isn't accurate.
Science
U seeks to prepare doctors for next generation of on-demand patients
Global health summit in Minneapolis predicts a future where patients need new breed of doctors.
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