While investigators are focused on illegal products as a primary concern, “health officials cannot guarantee the safety of any vaping products,” the state Health Department said Wednesday.
California hopes to improve access to HIV prevention drugs by letting pharmacists prescribe them. Some are calling for similar availability here in Minnesota.
Melissa Walls, longtime researcher at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth, will head up the new center, which will focus on issues of diabetes, substance abuse and other health inequities in tribal communities.
One in 4 high school seniors say they have vaped in the past month. And for heavy users, scary headlines about serious illness and death are no match for nicotine addiction and peer pressure.
Will a genetic test for Type 1 diabetes risk be valuable to parents, despite its shortcomings? Now many parents don't know their kids have this condition until they end up in the hospital.
Needle pokes are a substantial source of distress — and not just for kids. As we're in the heart of flu shot season, there are simple steps everyone can take to remove all or most of the pain from shots.
Age discrimination is a growing concern as more Minnesotans work past the age of 65. Why are older workers are forced out and why do younger workers feel they aren’t taken seriously? Three experts talk about what it takes to create equitable work environments for people of all ages and experiences.
The two cities are proposing ordinances that would prohibit the controversial practice, which claims to change people’s sexual orientation or identity.