8 Confirmed Infectious Disease Cases For Wis. School District
A western Wisconsin school district investigating an outbreak of an infectious disease says there've been eight confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection in its students.
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A western Wisconsin school district investigating an outbreak of an infectious disease says there've been eight confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection in its students.
A school district in western Wisconsin says that eight people have been hospitalized as officials investigate an outbreak of an infectious disease affecting high school students.
The Obama administration says consumers in most states will have more insurance options next year under the president's health care law. The Health and Human Services department on Tuesday reported a net increase of 63 insurers joining the market in 44 states.
For many of us, it's easy to find an excuse to not go to the gym: you don't have time, you're too tired, soon the weather will likely make the roads bad. Excuses begone! There is a Twin Cities' company that helps people customize their workout plans so they can get movin' in their own homes.
Latest figures from the Ebola outbreak in East Africa put the death toll at more than 2,600 people. In Brooklyn Center this week there will be a memorial service to remember the first American citizen to die of the virus.
A Cottage Grove man hopes doing something "unusual" gets him the organ donation he so desperately needs. Jim Gorbunow is 43 and needs a kidney transplant.
Legislative Auditor James Nobles says a candidate's request that he review rate-setting practices for Minnesota's health insurance exchange is better suited for others.
Health officials say 22 states now have confirmed cases of an unusual respiratory illness in children. An uncommon virus -- enterovirus 68 -- is causing the illnesses.
London Glen's concussion story is all too familiar. "If something was too loud I would start getting a terrible headache," Glen said. "Or if I was in some really bright light I would start getting a headache." The 13-year-old missed nine weeks of school last year after a tough tackle in a seventh-grade football game.
After more problems at Minnesota's online health care exchange, the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor says if he's elected, he'll make drastic changes to MNsure. And Jeff Johnson is pressing Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton to do more to stop premium hikes for small businesses. MNsure's largest and lowest cost provider -- PreferredOne -- said this week it's dropping out of the health exchange for financial reasons.
Numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau reveal how many children in Minnesota are living in poverty. Fourteen percent of kids in the state of Minnesota lived in poverty in the last year. That's about 176,000 children.
A new survey shows children of past or present marijuana users are much more likely to start using themselves. But Dr. Leslie Adair with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation says it's not too late. She says parents still have a big influence over their kids when it comes to marijuana use.
Help will be available for consumers as PreferredOne, the largest provider of coverage for the first year of Minnesota's health insurance exchange, pulls out of the state-run online marketplace, MNsure's chief executive said Wednesday. CEO Scott Leitz told MNsure's board of directors he's disappointed in PreferredOne's announcement Tuesday
The Minnesota Department of Health says they have a identified a case of enterovirus 68 in a child who was hospitalized with acute respiratory symptoms.
With the school year in full swing, parents often get in a rut at dinner time. It's hard to find the time to make meals that are nutritious with fresh ingredients. But Kirsten Shabaz of Valley Natural Foods is showing us three recipes that require 10 ingredients or less and are simple to prepare.
