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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘Time to tweet but not to meet?’ Minnesota diabetics see no help from political bickering

Gov. Tim Walz again pushed Senate Republicans to come back to the table over a plan to give diabetics access to emergency insulin, but grew increasingly frustrated Thursday as GOP lawmakers tweeted at him before and during his news conference.