Health Care

U.S. Senator Tina Smith visited Gillette Children's Hospital and Clinics in St. Paul to discuss the challenges caregivers and patients could face if GOP lawmakers cut Medicaid.

Doctors are starting to use Ambient Listening, an AI technology that listens to conversations between patients and doctors, takes notes and creates a detailed summer of the visit.

FOX 9 Senior Producer Amber Milner, who produces All Day Live for FOX LOCAL and FOX9.com, reveals at age 29 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She chatted with FOX 9's Amy Hockert about the journey she's been on from her diagnosis to chemotherapy and what's next on her road to recovery.

The Minnesota Department of Health has identified the state's first measles case of the year. Nearly 400 cases have been confirmed across 18 states so far this year. FOX 9's Bill Keller has more on the story.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a settlement with Novo Nordisk regarding the high price of insulin. The settlement requires Novo Nordisk to offer its insulin products to Minnesotans for no more than $35 a month over the next five years. The terms are similar to those reached with Eli Lilly and Sanofi.

Sixty-year-old Kathy Ingebrand sat in a chair in the Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, getting her 4th monthly infusion of a promising new drug. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the fall of 2023.  It remains to be seen if the damage to her brain can be slowed, but it’s clear she’s already felt a huge boost to her mental health.

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was never insured by UnitedHealthcare, the company says.

Health care companies in Minnesota are taking precautions after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City last week. Police say Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in connection to the killing. FOX 9’s Bill Keller and Chenue Her have more.

A NICU baby made a miraculous recovery after doctors thought he wouldn't survive a few hours after birth. Now he is reuniting with the doctor who saved his life. FOX 9's Soyoung Kim has the story.

Health officials are reporting an increase in pneumonia cases among children, including a rise in walking pneumonia cases in Minnesota. FOX 9's Se Kwon has more on the story.

Some health care provider networks in Minnesota have announced they will no longer accept specific Medicare Advantage plans in 2025. Health officials encourage Medicare users to review their plans for cost and provider changes before open enrollment closes on Dec. 7. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the full story.