About 1 in 10 live births in 2021 occurred before 37 weeks of gestation, according to a March of Dimes report released last year. By comparison, research in recent years has cited preterm birth rates of 7.4% in England and Wales, 6% in France, and 5.8% in Sweden.
Some residents are asking why the city is pursuing affordable housing next to a freeway.
Nationally, a recent poll found that 86% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported that recent discussion around anti-trans bills has harmed their mental health.
The proposed regulations come after demand for travel nurses, who work temporary assignments at different facilities, surged to unprecedented levels during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MDH makes recommendations to the governor’s office based on what areas data shows a need. The health commissioner then brings proposals to the governor.
GoFundMe and other crowdfunding campaigns are common for those suffering physical ailments, but asking for help for mental health struggles is becoming more common.
Damon Chaplin is only the city’s second commissioner in more than 20 years. He said he will be focused on the city’s opioid challenges and health concerns related to homelessness.
The bill is meant to safeguard the privacy of patients, and Democrats contend the data collection is intrusive and unnecessary. But the proposal has also drawn the ire of both transparency advocates and Republican lawmakers.
The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a proposed rule that would allow the makers of beverages made from soybeans, almonds, oats and other plants to continue to label their products milk, as long as the non-dairy products employ qualifiers such as “soy milk” or “almond milk.”
Research shows that many CPCs give medically inaccurate information and the risks of that can be tremendous on the health of both the person giving birth and the fetus.
A $1 million award from the federal government will help a Twin Cities HIV/AIDS housing nonprofit serve unhoused Minnesotans with substance use disorder.
Every Thursday for six weeks, the Partners in Prevention Clinic will offer health services like checking blood pressure, going over oral health tips, discussing diabetes management and prevention and offering hand massages – as part of their holistic approach to health.
While other states move to defund “crisis pregnancy centers,” Minnesota may offer to renew their state grants — but with conditions.
An occupation-style protest against tearing down an East Phillips warehouse — and a judge’s last-minute order halting the demolition — were two new twists last week in a drama that’s lasted almost a decade.
One answer to the mental health care provider shortage may lie in the hands of a relatively new type of nurse. Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners provide care for children and families with a whole-person approach.
The gift announced Friday is the largest in Hazelden Betty Ford’s history and will provide initial funding needed to launch a National Center for Families and Children, an effort for which the nonprofit is aiming to raise $100 million.
Black people in the Twin Cities live on average seven years less than their white counterparts, according to the Urban League Twin Cities’ “State of Black Minnesota” 2021 report.
What was already a food desert, with four grocery stores for 70,000 people, has been exacerbated.
And nationally, Black people are 42% more likely than whites to have asthma and have a mortality rate from asthma 2.8 times that of white people, according to data from the American Lung Association.
The former head of the Health Equity Bureau was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health.
