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Health
Schools add healthy, local to the menu -- and some kids eat it up
School lunches in Minnesota and around the country are shifting away from nuggets and fries to fresher, locally-grown foods. More than half the state's school districts now have some kind of farm-to-school program. See what's cooking in Minneapolis schools.
Storing health records on your phone: Can Apple live up to its privacy values?
As its iPhone sales growth slows, Apple has been expanding its presence in health care, where privacy matters. Apple's privacy values could give it an edge, if the company lives up to them.
Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the country. So what should people know about this debilitating condition?
Minnesota novel revisits meth crisis of the '90s
"Northern Lights" tracks a young man through a succession of small towns and counters the myth that meth affects only the poorest of the poor.
Pharmaceutical company CEOs face grilling in Senate over high drug prices
Senators called pharmaceutical industry leaders to account for the high costs of medicine during a Senate hearing. The executives deflected blame to insurance companies and middlemen.
Kids' mental health, opioid crisis get boost in Walz budget
Gov. Walz's budget places a big emphasis on education and health, and the governor wants to boost kids' access to mental health care in school. He's also proposing $17 million in new funding over two years to tackle the opioid crisis.
Seven 'simple' steps to reduce the risk of heart disease
The American Heart Association has a new campaign to reduce the risk of heath disease, but Dr. Jon Hallberg says the steps aren't so simple for everyone, especially low-income Americans.