Health

June 15, 2018 10:49 AM

Minnesota probes outbreak of parasite-borne illness

Thirty-seven people have been sickened recently by cyclospora infections. State health officials say they're focusing on a cluster of illnesses at a Minneapolis restaurant, and vegetable trays sold by local convenience stores.

by MPR News Staff

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June 14, 2018 6:39 AM

To rinse or not to rinse: How washing some foods can help you avoid illness

Rinsing foods doesn't always prevent foodborne illness and can sometimes make the risks worse. Here's what the science says about which foods you should run water over and why.

by Jill Neimark

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June 14, 2018 6:28 AM

U.S. suicide rates are rising faster among women than men

You can help prevent suicide, researchers say, by knowing the signs and reaching out. More boys and men in the U.S. take their own lives than women and girls, but that difference has narrowed.

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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June 14, 2018 6:12 AM

Errors trigger retraction of study on Mediterranean diet's heart benefits

An anesthesiologist who taught himself statistics identified flaws in an influential study that claimed to prove the Mediterranean diet has cardiovascular benefits. The 2013 paper is being retracted.

by Alison McCook

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June 14, 2018 5:00 AM

Maplewood woman sentenced to 8 more years in opioid overdose death

Minnesota is one of the 20 states that have drug-induced homicide laws allowing a prosecutor to charge someone who delivers or provides illegal drugs to a victim of an overdose death.

by Jiwon Choi

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June 13, 2018 1:38 PM

Some breast cancer patients may no longer need chemotherapy

Women diagnosed with breast cancer often have a combined treatment of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Now a new nine-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine determined that for some women, chemo can be replaced with a hormone-blocking drug treatment.

by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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June 13, 2018 11:27 AM

1 in 3 adults in the U.S. takes medications linked to depression

Depression is a possible side effect of 200 medications. Now, a new study finds people who take these drugs are, in fact, more likely to be depressed. The more drugs you take, the higher the risk.

by Allison Aubrey

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June 13, 2018 8:28 AM

1 in 3 adults in the U.S. take medications that can cause depression

Two hundred medications have depression as a possible side effect. Now, a new study finds people who take these drugs are, in fact, more likely to be depressed. The more drugs you take, the higher the risk.

by Allison Aubrey

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June 12, 2018 3:04 PM

Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack

Larry Kudlow, the prominent economic commentator who joined the Trump administration this year as the president's top economic adviser, is recovering after suffering a "very mild" heart attack, the White House said Tuesday.

by Associated Press