Health

A look at the cities, provinces and countries where the newly identified Wuhan coronavirus has spread.

Minnesota health officials are reporting the first child death of the flu season. According to the Minnesota Department of Health's weekly influenza and respiratory illness report, a total of 31 people in the state have died of the flu so far this season.

A new illness is spreading throughout China and other parts of the world, including one confirmed case in the U.S. As airports ramp up screening efforts, public health experts question if they help.

At least eight cities have been shut down, all of them in central China's Hubei province, where the illness has been concentrated. Normally bustling streets were eerily quiet. Masks were common.

A new survey of 10,000 Americans finds 61 percent of us are lonely. Young people, men and those new at their jobs are some of the hardest hit.

A Minneapolis Public Schools program places therapists in schools so students in need can more easily make their appointments. Research suggests the benefits of this model go way beyond mental health.

Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that has sickened hundreds of people and killed 17.

The virus that has emerged in China is part of a family known as coronaviruses. Here's how some of the best-known coronaviruses compare with this newly identified member of the viral family.

On the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Republican lawmakers renewed their commitment to oppose legal abortion while abortion rights supporters said they will try to get their side to turn out on Election Day.

Appetite For Change, a north Minneapolis nonprofit that uses growing food as a community development tool for area young people, has launched a new album with songs like “Trap or Grow” and “Grow Food” that promote healthy lifestyles.