Health
Americans forfeited about 200 million days of paid vacation leave last year. And many U.S. workers now take shorter, partial week vacations. But even a mini-break can be good for your health.
CNN issued a defense of its story on an 18-year-old patient it said Mayo Clinic kept against her will in 2016.
New York University said the move was to address the high cost of entering a career in medicine. Most med students graduate in debt, which can often top $200,000.
Consumers will have a new generic alternative to the widely used -- and pricey -- device to counter life-threatening allergic reactions.
With less than a week of sobriety under her belt, Teena LaPointe is working to rebuild her life from a trailer home in the Leech Lake Reservation.
Two doctors and a genetic counselor explore the promise and peril of genetic testing and personalized medicine.
Mayo Clinic said a CNN story accusing the medical behemoth of "medical kidnapping" in a case of a patient contained "egregious errors."
The Minnesota Department of Health asks anyone who may have touched the animal to contact health officials.
Dr. Atul Gawande addresses the question, "Is health care a human right?"
The government suggests that insurers offer plans off the health law marketplaces that don't have surcharges added last year to make up for a cut in federal funding.
Where in the world are the happiest and healthiest people? And why? Dan Buettner explores this at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival.
In the past century, many Americans have lost the ability to sit in a way that doesn't strain their backs. Specialists say we could take a lesson from excellent sitters from other cultures.
Evidence shows there's a link between depressed parents and their offspring. But a new study suggests that when teens benefit from treatment for their depression, there's a ripple effect on parents.
After three days of deliberation, the San Francisco jury sided with Dewayne Johnson, a former school groundskeeper who regularly used the popular herbicide Roundup.
The Minnesota health department reports 72 people were sickened by parasitic and bacterial infections after swimming at a campground in Zumbrota, Minn.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Friday put all of Minnesota under an air quality alert through Sunday at noon as wildfire smoke continues to push in from western Canada.
Dr. Gianrico Farrugia will take the helm after Dr. John Noseworthy's nearly decade-long stint in the position. Farrugia said he takes over at a time of great upheaval for the health care industry nationally. To succeed, he said, Mayo will need to continue to find ways to adapt.
New state research indicates there are wide variations in what hospitals charge for surgical procedures and there are even wide swings in the prices individual hospitals charge for the same operations.
Wildfire smoke from western Canada continues to be a problem as it pushes its way into Minnesota, state pollution control officials say.
The Minnesota Department of Health is finally caught up on its towering backlog of elder abuse complaints.