Health

April 9, 2018 4:32 PM

Flu season hit Minnesota hard, and it's not over yet

Minnesota reported 6,030 hospitalizations for treatment of flu-related symptoms through March 31, the highest number since the health department started tracking influenza-related hospitalizations in 2008.

by Dan Gunderson

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April 9, 2018 2:38 PM

How culturally centered care could help mothers and babies

An estimated 700 to 900 women die in the U.S. every year from pregnancy- and childbirth-related causes. Black women are three to four times more likely to die of these causes than white women.

by Marianne Combs and Nancy Yang

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April 7, 2018 7:09 PM

What to do about the poo choo-choo? Alabama town deals with a smelly situation

The smelly contents have been there since February. At one point, as many as 250 containers of poop -- some 10 million pounds -- were sitting, parked off the tracks, in Parrish, pop. 982.

by NPR Staff

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April 6, 2018 3:25 PM

For chronic pain, a change in habits can beat opioids for relief

There's a growing consensus among pain specialists that lifestyle changes can be more effective than drugs in managing chronic pain. But the alternative approach requires patient commitment.

by Christine Herman

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April 6, 2018 9:00 AM

Roundtable: "What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear"

Two physicians and one patient talk about the importance of communication in healthcare.

by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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April 5, 2018 6:06 AM

Surgeon general urges more Americans to carry opioid antidote

The drug naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says more Americans should have naloxone on hand in case loved ones, friends or neighbors need help.

by Rachel Martin and Menaka Wilhelm

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April 4, 2018 4:49 PM

Senior living community resident likely dead for 2 days before she was found

Thompson had terminal esophageal cancer and had lived at the facility for more than four years. Thompson could use her own feeding tube and administer her own medications, but she was classified as "assisted living," the police report said.

by The Associated Press

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April 3, 2018 3:35 PM

End of life decisions you shouldn't wait to make

Around end of life, here are many big decisions that many of us put off. Here's why they're important.

by Tom Crann

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April 3, 2018 2:57 PM

Health savings account change in 2018 could trip up some consumers

The new calculation reduces by $50 the amount a family can put into these HSA accounts this year. Anyone who has already funded the account at a higher level will need to adjust or risk IRS scrutiny.

by Michelle Andrews

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April 3, 2018 12:56 PM

Minnesota's big health plans ended 2017 in the black

The trade association for Minnesota health plans said the insurers ended 2017 with more than $300 million dollars in net income available to put in reserves.

by Mark Zdechlik

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