Play45min 11secHow to build strong bones as you age May 1, 2024 11:04 AMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromMPR News host Angela Davis talks with a sports medicine doctor and an endocrinologist about healthy bones. How can diet and exercise help prevent osteoporosis?
Play4min 00secIn money-saving move, Mahnomen hospital shutters inpatient beds, keeps outpatient and emergency care May 1, 2024 4:00 AMBy Mathew Holding Eagle IIIA funding shortfall is forcing the decision to eliminate inpatient care at Mahnomen Health’s hospital in northwestern Minnesota.
Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommendApril 30, 2024 2:49 PMBy Allison Aubrey A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch to have surgery on knee after sideline collision, AP source saysApril 30, 2024 1:28 PMBy The Associated PressFinch was hurt in a sideline collision with Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley. He will have his ruptured right patellar tendon repaired Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.
U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources sayApril 30, 2024 12:43 PMBy The Associated PressReclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug is the agency’s biggest policy change in more than 50 years. The proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Play6min 49secSign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver's seatApril 30, 2024 5:51 AMBy Katheryn Houghton and Emily Siner Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor's financial policy, which protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing jargon, can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.
Play3min 04secTransgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court April 29, 2024 5:59 PMBy Selena Simmons-Duffin The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina.
The jump in measles cases in 2023 is 'very concerning' says WHO officialApril 29, 2024 3:39 PMBy Fran Kritz and Gabrielle Emanuel And the numbers in 2024 aren't looking any better. Why is this highly infectious disease on the rise? And how can it be tamed?
What consumers should know as Philips agrees to $1.1 billion CPAP settlement April 29, 2024 2:38 PMBy Bill ChappellUnder a related deal, users who return devices by Aug. 9 can get an extra $100. As part of the recall, the company is offering repairs, replacements or refunds of the machines' cost.
Top British gymnast Ondine Achampong tears ACL, may miss Paris Olympic GamesApril 29, 2024 2:14 PMBy Russell Lewis Ondine Achampong says she tore her ACL during a bars dismount. The surgery and recovery from the knee injury can take up to a year. She was expected to be a medalist at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.