Minnesota has one of highest depression diagnosis rates in the U.S., study says
We're ranked 4th nationally, but it's particularly high among women.
Health
There was a huge rise in fentanyl deaths in MN last year
The worrying statistic was confirmed by the health department.
Study highlights health challenges facing low-income Minnesotans
The obesity gap is going between the poor and wealthy Minnesotans.
Ticks are spreading more diseases every year in Minnesota
More than 26,000 tick-borne disease cases in Minnesota since 2004.
Possible measles exposure at McDonald's, gas station in southeast MN
An alert has been issued for the Winona and Albert Lea areas.
Minnesotans are getting more and more STDs
Sexually-transmitted disease numbers rose again last year.
Measles alert issued near Minnesota border
An infected person visited places in La Crosse and Trempealeau counties.
Minnesotans healthier, live longer than those in other states
Minnesotans have the longest "healthy life expectancy" in the country.
One MN child has died from the flu, officials say season could get worse
All signs point to a "potentially severe" flu season.
Antibiotics are ending up in Minnesota's lakes, so here's how to dispose of them properly
The answer is not to flush them down the toilet.
Why uncooked flour can make you sick
Researchers say last year's E. coli outbreak wasn't a fluke.
You can help prevent overdose deaths on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Making a difference is as easy as cleaning out your medicine cabinet.
Health insurance you get through work won't have to cover birth control anymore
It's a change from an Obama-era requirement.
The fight to keep teen pregnancy down is working – and losing funding
Teen births in Hennepin County dropped by two-thirds in a decade.
Legionnaires' disease puts 2 in the hospital
The state's investigating the outbreak in Maple Grove.
What made 137 jail inmates get sick at the same time?
Health Department investigators are working on that question.
Brain of former NHL player from Twin Cities to be donated for CTE research
Jeff Parker died on Monday at the age of 53.
Know what microplastics are? You're probably drinking them
U of M research confirms they're in tap water around the world
These are the highest risk areas for West Nile virus in Minnesota
Late summer and early fall are high-risk times for the virus.
The measles outbreak is over; here's what we learned
79 people got sick this year; here's what we learned.
Possibly poisonous blue-green algae was found in another Twin Cities lake
This type of blue-green algae has sickened humans and killed dogs.
West Nile virus shows up in Wisconsin for the first time this year
Minnesota has already had 3 cases.