Health

A new device signals when doctors and nurses have washed up -- and when they haven't.

A Muslim advocacy group says it welcomes the Minnesota Department of Education's decision to open an investigation into a student's suicide.

In the United States, suicide rates have spiked in the past two decades — and Minnesota has seen one of the biggest jumps. Public health officials are working to figure out why, and how to respond.

Around the United States, suicide rates are on the rise. In Minnesota alone, the rate increased nearly 41 percent between 1999 and 2016, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dehydration has long been known to slow physical performance. Now there's evidence that too little water can hurt cognitive performance, too, making complex thinking tasks harder.

Arthur Brooks is a classical musician and a behavioral economist. He ties together philosophy, art, music, social science and neuroscience to suggest ways you can find happiness and success in every stage of life.

The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, but California is leading the charge to reverse that trend. Since 2006, the state has cut its rate by more than half.

Cleveland-based Judge Dan Polster, who is overseeing more than 800 of the lawsuits in federal court, ruled Thursday that the data cannot be made public, saying that doing so would reveal trade secrets and "eviscerate" the terms under which the information was shared.

Tribal leaders believe a food truck once owned by famed Sioux Chef Sean Sherman can help connect White Earth members to healthier eating choices — and slow the reservation's diabetes epidemic.

The Impossible Burger, a plant-based patty sold across Minnesota that mimics cow meat's bleeding, got the federal Food and Drug Administration's blessing this week

Two high school girls from Parkland, Florida and a high school boy from the south side of Chicago talk about gun violence.

According to the Minnesota Health Department five communities reduced the amount of TCE in their drinking water to safe levels, below the more strict state limits.

The military is trying to figure out whether troops can sustain brain injuries from firing certain powerful weapons. A pair of Marines who used to shoot these weapons think they already know.

The author of "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us" spoke with host Kerri Miller about the next, inevitable, outbreak of disease and what it'll take to survive it.

Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer's disease, a major study finds.

Pepperidge Farm's Goldfish has been recalled following concerns about possible contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

"By the time you forget what the keys are for, you're too far gone to participate in your own care. We've lost probably a decade" that could have been spent planning, said the panel's leader, Dr. Alireza Atri.

State officials said the two residents of the senior care facility were hospitalized. Investigators are working to identify possible sources of the disease.

A new analysis revealed that deaths from liver-related illnesses have increased dramatically, and mortality in young people rose the fastest. The rise among young Americans was caused by alcohol consumption.

National health officials have called for local governments to embrace syringe exchanges in the face of rising hepatitis C and HIV rates for people who inject drugs.