Handwashing experiment: How well are you washing your hands?
Are you washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds? We did an experiment to find out how well we are, or aren’t, washing our hands.
SEIU, HealthPartners reach tentative agreement, avoid strike
A tentative agreement between the SEIU and HealthPartners has been reach, avoiding a strike that was set to begin Wednesdays morning.
Minnesota health officials emphasize preparedness amid flu season, coronavirus
Coronavirus cases and the flu both have people keeping an extra close eye on their health.
River Falls Area Hospital closing birthing center amid decline in birth rate
It’s not the first rural hospital in the country to cut maternity care, and according to one researcher, it likely won’t be the last.
1,800 HealthPartners workers vote to authorize 7-day strike beginning Feb. 19
Nearly 2,000 health care workers have voted to authorize a strike that will affect approximately 30 HealthPartners facilities across the Twin Cities.
Health care workers with HealthPartners vote on strike as company seeks benefit changes
Nearly 2,000 workers could soon be on strike at one of the largest health care providers in Minnesota.
Facing $80 million budget deficit, M Health Fairview to lay off roughly 340 employees
A long time nurse in the M Health Fairview system says the layoffs could have major implications for healthcare across the state of Minnesota.
Minnesota DHS: New data shows doctors are prescribing fewer opioids
Minnesota doctors serving state health care programs wrote a third fewer new opioid prescriptions last year, according to a report from the Department of Human Services.
CEO warns St. Paul health clinic for low-income patients could close in weeks due to financial troubles
A Twin Cities health clinic that serves low-income patients faces closing its doors as the agency deals with financial struggles, leaving health coverage for thousands of Twin Cities residents in doubt.
Researchers working on groundbreaking treatment for brain tumors at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital
Brain tumors are the number one cause of cancer deaths in children. But at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, they're trying to change that and they're closing in on a possible breakthrough.
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital doctor treats mother and son with same condition
A mother and son with the same heart condition lean on a M-Fariview Health University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital doctor for treatment.
MNsure to offer low-cost and no-cost insulin next year
As state lawmakers still struggle to come up with an emergency insulin plan, the state’s health insurance exchange is offering low to no cost insulin coverage for next year.
Health Dept. to allow chronic pain, macular degeneration sufferers to receive medical marijuana
The new policy will go into effect in August 2020 and will allow sufferers of chronic pain and age-related macular degeneration to receive medical marijuana treatments.
Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi Health Services open hospital in UAE
Mayo Clinic and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company have joined together to open a hospital for complex care in the United Arab Emirates.
New migraine drug shows promise in clinical trial to treat patients with no other options
Ubrogepant, a new class of drug to treat acute migraine attacks, shows promise to treat patients who have previously lacked other options.
Report: Staff member was asleep when resident at Minnetonka memory care facility fell, fractured leg
A resident at a memory care facility in Minnetonka, Minnesota fell and injured herself in the middle of the night while the staff member assigned to watch her was asleep on the job, a report released Wednesday by the state Department of Health concluded. The resident later died from complications from her fall-related injury.
What day is it? With insulin deal stuck, Minn. lawmakers quibble over calendars
Minnesota lawmakers, who have failed to strike a deal to make insulin cheaper for thousands of diabetics, quibbled Monday over the deadline they set for themselves.
St. Louis Park hospital makes history by selling Minnesota made hijabs
Thursday, a local hospital became the first health care system in the country to sell a line of hijabs.
HealthPartners to close all retail pharmacies in 2020, eliminating 300 employees
HealthPartners announced it is closing all of its Minnesota and western Wisconsin retail pharmacies in 2020.
No deal, but Gov. Walz and lawmakers agree to talk about insulin
A day after angry tweets and news conferences derailed the emergency insulin issue, Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers turned down the heat on each other Friday.