Health

August 28, 2018 6:09 AM

Air pollution exposure harms cognitive performance, study finds

The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.

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August 27, 2018 8:51 AM

Life-threatening heart attack leaves teacher with $108,951 bill

An insured Texas teacher, 44, faces a "balance bill" of almost twice his annual salary from an out-of-network hospital's treatment of his sudden heart attack.

by Chad Terhune

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August 26, 2018 5:45 PM

Monday is Mental Health Awareness Day at Minnesota State Fair

Dave Lee, who sits on the governor's advisory council on mental health, said he hopes the event will help to erode the stigma that's still attached to mental health issues.

by Mike Moen

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August 25, 2018 7:15 AM

Minnesota college football player rejoins team after cancer diagnosis

John Rumpza and the doctors thought it was nothing. The Winona State University football player was in peak physical condition and had "no physical symptoms" that would lead to believe the lump they found was anything more than a benign tumor.

by Associated Press

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August 24, 2018 4:42 PM

No amount of alcohol is good for your health, global study says

While the study's authors acknowledge moderate drinking may protect some people against heart disease, these potential benefits do not outweigh the risks of cancer and other diseases.

by Samantha Raphelson

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August 24, 2018 2:38 PM

Feds confirm 507 people sick after eating McDonald's salad

Federal health officials say they've confirmed more than 500 cases of people who became sick with an intestinal illness after eating McDonald's salads.

by Associated Press

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August 24, 2018 12:32 PM

A year after severe outbreak, more Somali-American kids are vaccinated against measles

Measles vaccination rates in Minnesota have increased 16 percentage points among Somali-American children in the past year, but public health officials say there's still room for improvement.

by Catharine Richert

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August 23, 2018 11:07 AM

NYU's move to make medical school free for all gets mixed reviews

New York University students cheered, but critics say waiving tuition isn't the best way to ease student debt or boost the number of primary care doctors from diverse backgrounds.

by Julie Rovner

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August 22, 2018 11:41 AM

Improving the way health care workers talk about death

End of life care prompts a lot of difficult decisions; figuring out how to start a conversation about death shouldn't be one of them. yet for many, conversations about care at the end of life aren't starting early enough.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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August 22, 2018 6:57 AM

42 weeks pregnant, New Zealand minister cycles to hospital

It was a beautiful morning, according to Julie Anne Genter, so the Minnesota native decided to hop on her electric bicycle and ride to the hospital to give birth to her first child.

by The Associated Press

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