Why some Minnesota lawmakers want to end MNCare
2025 is the first year Minnesota is providing undocumented workers with the state health insurance.
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2025 is the first year Minnesota is providing undocumented workers with the state health insurance.
It's only the second case in the state this year, following 70 cases in 2024 — the second highest total in the past 15 years.
Minnesota health officials are keeping a close eye on measles cases after an outbreak last year. Minnesota's second case of the year was reported last week. Frankie McLister spoke with health professionals who say immunization is the key.
Pork carnitas products sold at Aldi stores nationwide maybe contaminated with pieces of metal, according to a public health alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
There's a southern Twin Cities metro family who is celebrating the Easter holiday extra after what happened in the fall. Sarah and Greg had just moved from Indiana to Edina, Minnesota, to a condo complex for seniors. They were about to go on a bike ride when everything changed and what happened next can hardly be explained.
Wisconsin health officials are calling a significant spike in congenital syphilis over the last several years "especially concerning."
Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments that autism has reached "epidemic" levels.
Doctors and advocates across the state are pushing back about comments Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s about individuals with autism. WCCO's Adam Duxter has more.
A company that makes baby food for Target is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead.
Teething can be a challenging time for both babies and their parents. Little ones can sometimes experience discomfort and irritability while their teeth come in. Dr. Gigi Chawla offers some tips.
Millions of dollars in federal funds are on the line in Minnesota as Congress debates cuts to Medicaid and health care. Beret Leone shows us what’s at stake.
The birth of a child is typically the happiest day in a parent's life. But for a Minneapolis family, it started a mother's fight for her life. Our Beret Leone tells us more.
Alex Merritt, also known as the love engineer, joins WCCO's Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield to talk about an exciting event happening Sunday.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers' phones are ringing off the hook with calls about tariffs. Democratic Congresswoman Kelly Morrison joins WCCO's Esme Murphy to talk about what they've been hearing from constituents.
With the warm weather comes deer ticks. They can carry Lyme disease and something called the Powassan virus. John Lauritsen explains what that is and why it's a concern for Minnesotans.
Thanks to a mouse watching clips from "The Matrix," scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.
Being married has its benefits, but a new study found that staying single late in life might actually be better for your brain.
A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized" and was not vaccinated.
Being married has its benefits, but a new study found that staying single late in life might actually be better for your brain. We wanted to know: Is marriage good for your health? Good Question. Jeff Wagner explains how to stay sharp no matter your marital status.
The mother of a teenager who donated his eyes and tissue after death is now directing a play as a way to raise awareness about being a donor.
A proposed bill in the Minnesota Legislature seeks to limit sales of tampons with lead and arsenic in them.
Professor David Geary, a cognitive scientist and evolutionary psychologist, has researched the topic of heights and says humans have been getting taller.
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.
U.S. health officials said 224 passengers and 17 crew on board the Cunard cruise ship Queen Mary 2 caught norovirus during a voyage that's still ongoing.
The reduction is expected to have wide-reaching consequences for the state's public health efforts, according to MDH Commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham.
