Minnesota benefit puts spotlight on suicide prevention

September is Suicide Awareness Month, but two Minnesota women hope to save lives by encouraging anyone who’s struggling to reach and speak out.

Minnesota health officials offer free Naloxone training to public

State health officials are attempting to tackle the growing opioid epidemic head-on by offering free training to the public on how to safely use Naxolone, also known as Narcan, to reverse an overdose in case of an emergency. 

Doctors affirm 'concussions are not minor' after CDC releases new guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control has released new official guidelines for doctors and families to follow in caring for children who suffer a head injury.

CDC issues new guidelines for treating children's concussions

As fall sports ramp up, the Centers for Disease Control published its first guidelines to treat children’s concussions.

Researchers: supplements don't improve heart health

You're driving yourself hard, not eating like you should. So, can a daily multivitamin fill in the gaps?

Recalled Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal sickens 30 more people, 1 in Minnesota

Thirty more people, including one in Minnesota, have become ill since July after eating Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, which has been linked to a salmonella outbreak. 

More blood pressure medication lots recalled

The manufacturer of a common blood pressure medication has expanded its recall to all lots of the product.

Specific flavor of Children's Advil recalled due to dosage mislabeling

A specific flavor of Children’s Advil has been voluntarily recalled due to a dosage mislabeling issue, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare announced.

32 children's medicines being recalled

More than two dozen children’s medicines are being recalled due to a contamination that could result in increased infections that could be life-threatening, according to officials.

Air quality alert issued for parts of Minnesota until Tuesday

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for northeast, central and southwest Minnesota due to a narrow, but thick band of smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Canada. 

A kidney for Kaden: Teacher donates organ to 12-year-old

A Paulding County teacher is giving one of his students a very special gift. Kaden Koebcke, 12, needs a new kidney. Tuesday, he underwent a transplant. The donor is his sixth-grade teacher.

Air quality alert expanded to most of Minnesota, including Twin Cities

An air quality alert issued for northern Minnesota has now been extended to most of the state, including the Twin Cities metro, due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. 

NYU offering free tuition to medical students

New York University is offering free tuition for all of its medical students.

Bat found on Lake Harriet walking path tests positive for rabies

A bat found on the walking path at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis last Friday has tested positive for rabies, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. 

FDA issues voluntary recall for two thyroid medications

The Federal U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced this month they're recalling thyroid tablets due to potential problems with an ingredient.

Lost contact found in woman's eyelid 28 years later

Nearly three decades ago, a 14-year-old in the United Kingdom got hit in the eye during a game of badminton and lost her contact lens. No big deal, right? Well, 28 years later, doctors found the missing contact...embedded in a cyst in her left eyelid.