The recently approved contraception Opill should be available for consumers next year. It's not clear how or whether insurance will cover it. Here's what's known so far.
Duluth city councilors plan to introduce an ordinance to ban smoking marijuana in public parks and trails and some other public outdoor spaces. The state law that legalizes smoking marijuana on Aug. 1 leaves it up to cities to decide whether to allow it in public places.
While first responders rush to help, they're often the last to find help for themselves. Last week’s fatal shooting of police officer in Fargo comes just as the state of Minnesota launches a new mental health initiative for public safety professionals. It's called the “Accept, Prevent, Treat” campaign.
One North Carolina family's six-figure medical bill came from a state hospital. The attorney general, who is running for governor and says he's against high medical costs, tried to collect the debt.
Extreme, prolonged heat waves are setting all-time records across the world. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about the dangers of extreme heat, how to protect ourselves and our changing climate.
'Below the Belt' highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are 7 surprising facts from the film.
New companies are working to commercialize in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, a technology that could make human eggs and sperm in the lab from any cell in the body.