With Flu Getting Worse, Klobuchar Calling For More Vaccine Research
Pulling up to emergency room doors has been a consistent site for sick Minnesotans this year, even for medical professionals.
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Pulling up to emergency room doors has been a consistent site for sick Minnesotans this year, even for medical professionals.
A judge has agreed with 3M Co. to delay a trial over groundwater contamination caused by the company's legal dumping of chemicals in the Twin Cities area.
Several studies have been conducted to determine whether those phones are associated with an increased risk of cancer.
As of now, the current flu season has seen more than 3,800 hospitalizations. The 2014-2015 season finished with 4,138 reported hospitalizations.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, this flu season is shaping up to be among the more severe of recent years.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned because of financial conflicts of interest, government officials announced Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of visitors are in town for the Super Bowl this week -- many of whom have never experienced the cold.
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their U.S. employees find quality care "at a reasonable cost."
Flu season is here and it's getting worse, especially in schools.
17 public health schools in the U.S. and Canada pledged Thursday to refuse research money from a new anti-smoking group funded by the tobacco industry.
Opioid-related deaths continue to climb in Minnesota's most populous county.
The number of legal immigrants from Latin American nations who access public health services and enroll in federally subsidized insurance plans has dipped substantially since President Donald Trump took office, many of them fearing their information could be used to identify and deport relatives living in the U.S. illegally, according to health advocates across the country.
New numbers Thursday from the Minnesota Department of Health show the flu is still widespread, and that there was a big jump in the number of outbreaks in schools and long-term care facilities.
State health officials say Minnesota is in peak influenza season. It's also been a busy time of year in doctor's offices for the common cold.
As one of just a dozen states still operating its own exchange, Minnesota was able to extend its open enrollment weeks longer.
