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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined that a Minnesota child, Hunter Boutain, did not die from suspected Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) as was reported in early July, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Monday.
Minnesota's largest health care providers are rewriting the rules on who should get screened for HIV.
Sylvia Wojcik was making reservations for a beach getaway in Maine when the receptionist on the other end of the line called her "ma'am." Nothing could have delighted her more. Wojcik, 66, is transitioning from male to female. For her, that proof that she sounded like a woman was an important moment.
Two women say they've come up with the secret on how to be happy all the time in any situation, good or bad. It's called the "Happiness Practice" and it's already being used in the workplaces of some well-known Minnesota companies.
Women who are always freezing at work finally know who to blame: Men.
Soldiers risk their lives serving our country overseas. Now, one Minnesota soldier is taking on a new enemy here at home.
Over the past three or four years, the medical community has reached a consensus about the best method for teenage girls to avoid unplanned pregnancies. Long-acting birth control devices -- IUDs and under-the-skin implants -- function for years without requiring any effort by women. Their effectivity rate, more than 99 percent, is surpassed only by sterility and celibacy. Teens who've used the devices prefer them to other contraceptives. And while the price of a single device is upward of $800, their long-term cost is among the lowest of any birth control method.
Some children spend their whole lives making trips to the hospital, that they've found a way to make it fun. That's exactly why Sana brings along little sister Kaylani every month. Sana has been dealing with a blood disorder since she was 6 months old, but this week's Kylies Kid has some really big plans for the future.
Patrick McClellan's first batch of medical marijuana, via vaporizer, worked like a charm, curbing the pain and muscle spasms that come with his muscular dystrophy and supplanting a combination of prescription medications that doctors say could kill him.
You can now blame taking a mental health day on your workplace. A new study shows stress at your job can make you physically sick.
Too few teens are getting the HPV vaccine, leaving them at risk for several types of cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Monthly premiums for Minnesota's health care program for the working poor are increasing in August.
It's midday and the white bucket balanced on the rocky shore at Mountha Uppasay's feet holds five or six white bass, moving sluggishly in the water she scooped from the Des Moines River.
One year after a longboarding accident almost killed a Twin Cities teen, he's sharing his story with the hope that speaking out will save lives.
State officials say they've saved nearly $650 million by tweaking its subsidized health care programs.
