Health

November 16, 2018 4:30 PM

3M donates respirators to Californians battling bad air

In many California communities, the air quality is rated as very unhealthy or hazardous. Even in San Francisco and Oakland, where cities are covered with smoke from inland fires.

by Martin Moylan

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November 16, 2018 8:55 AM

Jennie-O recalling ground turkey in salmonella outbreak

Jennie-O Turkey Store is recalling more than 91,000 pounds of raw turkey in an ongoing salmonella outbreak.

by Associated Press

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November 16, 2018 6:03 AM

Michelle Obama's miscarriage story may help other women share theirs

A memoir from the former first lady is bringing fresh attention to miscarriages and could help illuminate and normalize the common loss of a pregnancy.

by Emmarie Huetteman

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November 14, 2018 2:40 PM

How doctors and nurses cope with the human toll of gun violence

Researchers are trying to understand how exposure to trauma cases affects clinicians and how they can get the mental health care they may need. For now, there are more questions than answers.

by Mara Gordon

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November 14, 2018 2:00 PM

With STD cases on the rise, can educators step in?

The number of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases reached a record high in Minnesota last year. MPR News host Kerri Miller and two sex educators talked about the potential sources behind the recent spike and what can be done in the classroom to help buck the trend.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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November 14, 2018 10:27 AM

A search for new ways to pay for drugs that cost a mint

Installment plans and refunds for treatments that don't work are two options getting more attention as ultra-expensive therapies become more common. The financial strains will only grow.

by Richard Harris

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November 13, 2018 2:55 PM

Juul halts store sales of some flavored e-cigarettes

The nation's leading e-cigarette maker says it has halted store sales of some flavors to deter use by kids.

by Associated Press

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November 13, 2018 2:00 PM

How do we treat opioid addiction?

An estimated 30,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. in 2017. With so many people being affected, what is being done to treat addiction? MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with two experts to try and answer those questions.

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November 13, 2018 1:54 PM

More U.S. kids get paralyzing illness, cause is still unknown

More children have been diagnosed with a mysterious paralyzing illness in recent weeks, and U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they still aren't sure what's causing it.

by Associated Press

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November 13, 2018 10:28 AM

Firearms and dementia: How do you convince a loved one to give up their guns?

It's estimated that nearly half of all Americans over 65 own a gun or live with someone who does. And 7 million in the U.S. have dementia, a number that's expected to double within two decades.

by Melissa Block

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