Health

Most of the 800 veterinarians surveyed feel ethical qualms when pet owners ask them to euthanize animals that could be treated, or when owners ask to keep pets alive who will suffer needlessly.

Pot sales begin Wednesday in Canada, which is only the second country after Uruguay to legalize the drug for recreational use.

A supplement called CBD oil is being touted as a treatment for conditions like anxiety, but farmers and manufacturers are hoping for legal clarifications of its status from the federal and state governments.

The malady is known as acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, for short. Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist Jayne Griffith says parents should watch their kids for signs of the illness.

Medical students often have pre-conceived perceptions about the limitations and possibilities of aging, Dr. Jon Hallberg says. However, older patients have a wealth of knowledge, as well as stories.

Acute flaccid myelitis causes weakness in arms or legs. The cause isn't clear but may be related to viruses, environmental toxins or genetic disorders. Since 2014, 386 total cases have been confirmed.

On the eve of legalized recreational marijuana sales, shops across Canada are digging in to be ready for the October 16 midnight deadline.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed suit Tuesday against the nation's three major insulin manufacturers alleging consumer fraud.

Call to Mind: Entrepreneurs tackle mental health and well-being.

As the CVS pharmacy chain prepares to close on its buyout of health insurer Aetna, neither has a huge presence in Minnesota. But Aetna has a partnership with the big health system, Allina Health, and the effect on that effort remains unclear.

Changes in federal law mean many Minnesotans may need to change Medicare plans during the open enrollment period that started Monday.

Electric scooters zoom through traffic in many cities these days, and have the potential to take cars off the road. But experts worry that the many riders who forgo safety gear are taking big risks.

When 39-year-old Charlie Hinderliter got the flu last winter, he ended up in a medically induced coma and spent 58 days hospitalized. Serious, even fatal, complications can hit patients of any age.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will undergo a follow-up surgical procedure Monday at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's office says his latest back surgery was a success.

A report in The Lancet says the rate of cesarean sections has tripled globally since 1990. In some hospitals, more than 70 percent of births occur by C-section, putting moms and babies at risk.

Consumers favor safeguards that help people with a history of health problems still get insurance. In the heat of the midterm campaigns, politicians' arguments don't always add up.

President Trump packed a lot of disinformation into his op-ed column for USA Today attacking a Democratic health care proposal. Here are five points to know.

Federal agents seized items from the Hmong Village in St. Paul on Wednesday as part of an investigation into medications sold at the market.