How much more could Minnesotans pay as healthcare costs rise?
The high cost of healthcare is hitting Minnesotans hard, and the issue is top of mind for many voters just eight days before the midterm elections.
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The high cost of healthcare is hitting Minnesotans hard, and the issue is top of mind for many voters just eight days before the midterm elections.
The high cost of healthcare is hitting Minnesotans hard. The issue is top of mind for many voters just eight days before the midterm elections. Caroline Cummings has more on the double-digit increases some could face in 2027.
Paul Blom with Right at Home joins Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield on WCCO Sunday Morning to talk about aging within the LGBTQ+ community and why older adults may be hesitant to receive care.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there is a new option coming for those who need help understanding their personal risk of diagnosis. Dr. Lisa Hamilton with Minnesota Oncology joins Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 7 a.m.
Back-to-back years of water restrictions in the Des Moines area and a growing "Make America Healthy Again" movement have pushed a once-avoided issue into debates, ads and roundtables for candidates in both parties.
It's news that's frustrating and confusing for 350,000 Minnesotans. Medicare plans are being cut because of changes to Federal funding. As Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield shares, they have to find new coverage and fast.
The fight to protect the most vulnerable children in the state is escalating. Medica announced it will no longer fully cover at-home nursing for families of children who need 24/7 care, saying it is within the law. Lawmakers didn't stop the change. The governor didn't either. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield explains what happens now.
Monday marked World Rabies Day, a chance to raise awareness about how to stop the spread of the highly deadly disease. Several animals in Minnesota are known to carry it, though some species are much more likely to do so than others.
More than 100 doctors within the Allina Health system are on strike in Minnesota. The doctors' union called Monday historic, saying it believes it's the first-ever private-sector hospital strike. Jason Rantala shows us what they're asking for.
One hundred fifty doctors with Allina Health began a four-day strike on Monday. Negotiations between Doctors Council SEIU and the healthcare organization have taken more than three years. Jason Rantala reports.
A Twin Cities family is celebrating a miracle 334 days in the making. WCCO's Adam Duxter introduces Adonis, a baby who beat the odds before even leaving the hospital.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
It's believed to be the largest gift of its kind in the state, designed to help the smallest of patients. A billionaire philanthropist donated $35 million to Children's Minnesota. Jason Rantala shows how it will make a difference in children's lives.
A school night usually means earlier bedtimes and setting multiple alarms. WCCO spoke with a sleep medicine physician about how many alarms you should set to wake up.
A school night usually means earlier bedtimes and setting multiple alarms. In this Good Question, Jeff Wagner explains why trying to squeeze in a few extra minutes of sleep may actually make you more tired.
Sanford Health and North Memorial Health announced Tuesday that they completed the merger.
Fewer young students are getting their shots than at any time in the past decade. New CDC data show that 13% of kindergarteners in Minnesota and Wisconsin did not get standard childhood vaccines like the measles, mumps and rubella shot. That's nearly double the number from 2016. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield shares what's behind the dramatic drop.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
A major merger between Minnesota-based North Memorial Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health was announced Friday morning, and is set to close in a matter of days.
North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health have entered into a 10-year agreement with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as part of a merger between the two healthcare systems. John Lauritsen shares what this means for patients.
In Health Watch, a new study about a brain disease and head trauma are being described as wake up call for the NFL. Researchers studied the brains of nearly 900 former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021. They found at least 1 in 4 had a degenerative brain disease know as CTE and they think the real total is even higher. Mike Max is here with reaction from a coach and quarterback getting ready for a new season.
Could you have a life-saving kidney? A Minnesota woman with end-stage renal disease says she needs one.
While our summer has been dry, many can't say the same for their nose or eyes. Ragweed allergies are picking up steam. In this Good Question, Jeff Wagner explains what ragweed is and why it's so potent this time of year.
Another recall is in effect after an outbreak of E. Coli and salmonella is linked to alfalfa sprouts grown in Minnesota.
Michelle Brant suffered a cardiac arrest while at her home in Zimmerman, Minnesota, back in March. In the United States, survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are less than 12%.
