RFK Jr.'s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines
Doctors have raised concerns after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the entire panel and replaced it with vaccine skeptics.
Acupuncture helps with chronic low back pain in older adults, study finds
A new study found that acupuncture treatment for older adults with chronic back pain could notably help their pain levels and the disability often caused by it.
St. Paul mental health hospital will fill desperate need for psychiatric beds
A new mental health hospital is set to open near the Minnesota Capitol in just a few weeks. The Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital held its grand opening Wednesday, and it can be a huge boost to the state’s mental health systems.
Allina Health, Mayo Clinic to close facilities in Minnesota
Allina Health and Mayo Clinic have announced clinic closures in recent weeks, decisions prompted by several factors, including financial woes and consolidation.
CVS Caremark faces class-action lawsuit over Zepbound, Wegovy coverage
A class-action lawsuit accuses CVS Caremark of denying medically necessary treatments by stopping coverage of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drug.
Minnesota abortion access challenge struck down in district court
A lawsuit that banded together pregnancy health centers, doctors and potential mothers in an effort to challenge Minnesota’s abortion access laws has been dismissed in district court.
CVS, Walgreens pull back COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states following new guidelines
CVS has stopped offering updated COVID-19 shots in 3 states and restricted access in a dozen more.
Common painkillers may fuel deadly superbugs that resist antibiotics, study warns
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen increased genetic mutations in E. coli during lab tests.
FDA limits access to updated COVID-19 shots: What we know
Millions of healthy adults and children who are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 shot for extra protection may have to cross several new hurdles to do so.
Pharmacist prescription refusal lawsuit highlights human rights, religious rights
Two Twin Cities pharmacists have filed a lawsuit alleging they lost work when they refused to fulfill prescriptions for gender transition and emergency contraception.
Novo Nordisk to sell weight-loss drug for $499 to eligible customers
Novo Nordisk had also previously cut Wegovy pricing as competition intensifies with Eli Lilly.
After cancer battle, St. Paul survivor completes grueling 100-mile mountain bike race
After battling a cancer diagnosis and a rare disease, St. Paul's Matt Sletten celebrated beating cancer by competing in a grueling mountain bike race in Colorado.
Warren Buffett sparks UnitedHealth's biggest weekly stock surge in 16 years
UnitedHealth has been clouded by the DOJ probe and the murder of executive Brian Thompson.
Minnesota ranked one of the best states to have a baby
Minnesota and North Dakota are ranked in the top three states to have a baby.
Hennepin County board votes to take over Hennepin Healthcare
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to take control of the Hennepin County Medical Center's overseeing body amid a financial crisis for the healthcare center.