Health

The city joins a list of others in the state and around the country that are trying to make it harder for young people to start using tobacco.

There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.

Several groups that promote natural family planning and abstinence education say newly proposed guidelines could open the door for them to receive federal family planning funds for the first time.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, insect-borne diseases have tripled in the United States in recent years, and warmer weather is largely to blame.

A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs" for treatment overall.

The conference version of the budget bill sent to the governor this week includes $16 million in funding for opioid programs, although it would come out of the state's general fund.

Retired quarterback Brett Favre says he made three trips to rehabilitation centers during his Hall of Fame career to fight his dependence on painkillers and alcohol.

If you need an MRI, remaining still in a narrow tube can trigger claustrophobia. Hennepin Healthcare's new system reduces the amount of time needed to create a quality image and lets patients pick a background or film to watch while they are being scanned. MPR News reporter Brandt Williams recently had his knee checked out in the new MRI.

The romaine that sickened 172 people in 32 states came from Yuma, Ariz., and is likely completely gone from the food supply. What's now for sale is fresh supplies from California.

An employee well-being company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson says it will merge with its Minneapolis-based rival and make Providence the new corporate headquarters.

Union workers at the Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in Albert Lea have ratified a new contract after staging a strike last December.

Book author has a message for us all: Skip the hand sanitizer and miss a shampoo or two.

Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.

"Note to Self." A program featuring innovative approaches to care for your mental well being.

Melania Trump had been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington since having an embolization procedure for an unspecified kidney condition.

Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm said Friday that the backlog of more than 3,000 reports and open cases of elder abuse has been reduced to 122 cases.

The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to announce that it is reviving a Reagan-era rule that bars groups that receive federal funding from discussing abortion with patients.

A new case of the often deadly virus was confirmed in a densely populated regional capital city. Now health workers are rushing to stem its spread.

Experts said several factors may be combining to drive the declines, including shifting attitudes about motherhood and changing immigration patterns.