Gov. Walz, Democrats spoke on abortion rights outside RNC
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Democrats spoke Wednesday outside the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about abortion protections. Democrats held a press conference featuring Walz, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, and reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zurawski to highlight former President Donald Trump and JD Vance's Project 2025 and their plan to ban abortion, as well as "threaten access to IVF and contraception," according to a press release.
MN AG Office shares ID theft protection resources after healthcare cyberattack
Victims of a February healthcare data breach are urged to take advantage of consumer protection resources shared by Minnesota officials.
Nature-based therapy helps children feel 'normal' while hospitalized
Nature-based therapy plays an important role in helping children enjoy nature while they're stuck inside a hospital.
Nature-based therapy helps hospitalized children
Nature-based therapy helps children feel "normal" while hospitalized and not able to go outside. FOX 9's Leah Beno has the story.
Should the US forgive medical debt? Americans sound off in recent poll
Medical debt relief is a higher priority for Americans than student loan forgiveness, a poll revealed.
CDC: Adderall shortage may worsen after health execs charged with fraud
Done Global executives are accused of continuing to improperly prescribe Adderall and other stimulants despite social media posts claiming patients had overdosed and died.
Healthcare company execs arrested for running $100M online Adderall scheme
The founder-CEO and clinical president of a digital health company have been arrested and charged for their part in a multi-million-dollar scheme to give people easy access to Adderall and other restricted drugs, among other crimes.
Half of Minnesota schools have no student nurse, MDH survey finds
Once a staple of childhood illnesses during the school year, a survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) found that many school districts in the state are going without a nurse.
Audit finds up to $200 million in phony Frontline Workers payments
More than $200 million dollars of a $500 million Frontline Worker payment program went to people committing fraud or people with questionable eligibility.
Cottonwood seeds blowing in Minnesota’s ‘season of sneeze’
The "season of sneeze" is upon many as pollen seasons are overlapping in Minnesota this month.
Minnesota phlebotomist's music lifts cancer patients
Gently drawing blood from patients in the cancer center at Methodist Hospital, Abraham Westlund does his very best to put those sitting in this lab seat at ease as much as he can.
Preventable medical errors continue to rise in MN
The Minnesota Department of Health said adverse health events reached a record high in 2023.
Medical errors at MN hospitals reached new highs in 2023, MDH says
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is reporting a rise in "adverse health events," or preventable medical errors, across the state in 2023, making this the fourth year of increases.
NorthPoint celebrates milestone expansion of campus, CEO retirement
Located in the heart of north Minneapolis, a longstanding health clinic is celebrating a historic campus expansion just as the facility’s CEO calls it a career.
Bemidji teen's health fight after bug bites
In 2023, Bemidji teen Kellen Knutson lost his ability to walk and talk, and doctors later found that he tested positive for two infectious diseases caused by tick and mosquito bites. FOX 9's Leah Beno has more on the teenager's recovery.
KFAN's Chris Hawkey visits Hutchinson students
KFAN host Chris Hawkey spoke with students on Thursday, opening up about his journey with anxiety and depression to REACH students.
Strides for Stroke Walk highlights pediatric stroke
Nevaeh Anderson was simply going out for a winter walk with her family three years ago when something strange happened.
1st person to receive pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
Pig kidney transplant recipient Richard Slayman has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure. Here’s what’s known about xenotransplantation.
'Miracle Michael': 4-year-old Edina boy has beat the odds
While many of us take a breath of fresh air for granted, for Michael Borg nothing in life has come easy.
Student-led company at UMN makes sexual health vending machine
In the lobby of Middlebrook Hall, students can help themselves to everything from soda to snacks. But one of the vending machines in this University of Minnesota dorm can also help students take care of their sexual health.