Health

January 5, 2018 5:44 PM

HCMC is gearing up for the Super Bowl

Hennepin County Medical Center has finalized a plan to ensure access to its loading dock and has plans in place to deal with any disease outbreaks or more serious emergencies during the Super Bowl.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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January 4, 2018 7:52 PM

Drugs are now the top reason Minn. kids are put in foster care

This is the first time drug use has overtaken neglect for why kids wind up in foster care.

by MPR News Staff

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January 4, 2018 12:50 PM

In new rule, Trump tries to deliver a health care promise

No sweeping consequences are seen for the more than 170 million Americans with employer-sponsored coverage, or the nearly 30 million still uninsured.

by The Associated Press

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January 4, 2018 8:00 AM

U.S. ends policy that let legal pot flourish

The move likely will add to confusion about whether it's OK to grow, buy or use marijuana in states where it's legal, since long-standing federal law prohibits it.

by The Associated Press

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January 4, 2018 12:00 AM

Tips on how to live a long, happy life from the happiest places on Earth

Dan Buettner shares the ways to achieve true happiness and longevity.

by MPR News Staff

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January 3, 2018 6:05 PM

From vegan to 'Keto' and Mediterranean: experts rank 2018's best diets

A panel of experts convened by U.S. News ranked the best diets. The Mediterranean Diet comes out on top. Two new diets are ranked: the physician-created Nutritarian Diet and the popular Keto diet.

by Allison Aubrey

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January 3, 2018 5:05 PM

Report finds 'huge swings' in Minnesota hospital charges

State Health Department analysts found massive variation in the charges for four common procedures. Prices paid for a knee replacement, for instance, ranged from $6,186 to $46,974.

by Martin Moylan

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January 3, 2018 1:20 PM

Twin Cities frostbite cases jump as temps plummet

Regions Hospital emergency department in St. Paul has seen or treated more than 25 cases of frostbite since Christmas Eve, with many coming the past few days. Bundle up, one surgeon pleads.

by Tim Nelson

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January 3, 2018 12:00 AM

Opinion: Why we should start talking about a state insurance mandate

Doctor and state Sen. Scott Jennsen wrote a Star Tribune opinion piece about the tax bill removing the individual mandate that he believes conservatives should champion and the state should adopt.

by Julie Siple and Tom Weber