Focus On Health

Health Secretary Price Resigns Amid Travel Flap

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump’s health secretary has resigned, after his travel on costly charter flights triggered investigations and angered his boss. Tom Price’s partial repayment and public regrets couldn’t save his job. The…

FDA Approves 1st Blood Sugar Monitor Without Finger Pricks

(AP) - Federal regulators have approved the first continuous blood sugar monitor for diabetics that doesn't need backup finger prick tests. Current models require users to test a drop of blood twice daily to calibrate, or adust, the monitor. The…

Cloquet Community Garden Celebrates First Harvest

CLOQUET, Minn. The newly established Cloquet Community Garden has become quite the hit around town. Located at the Zion Lutheran Church, the garden consist of 36 different plots that were planted by…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hit Another High in US

NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials are reporting another record increase in infections from three sexually transmitted diseases. More than 2 million new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States last year - the most…

St. Luke's Shows Off Birthing Center Remodel

DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's is celebrating what seems like a brand new birthing center and a baby-friendly designation. The birthing center recently went through a complete remodel and hospital…

Farmers Seeing An End To The Season

Hermantown, Minn. Local farmers are wrapping up their growing seasons. That also means that the local farmers markets are coming to an end. Monday the Hermantown farmers market ended their season. Local…

CVS Will Limit Opioid Prescriptions to 7 Days

(CNN) - In a new effort to tackle the deadly opioid addiction crisis in the United States, pharmacy giant CVS announced Friday that it will limit opioid prescriptions to seven days for certain conditions. This restriction will apply to patients…

Reinsurance Signoff Sparks Fight to Save MinnesotaCare

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - State officials aren't sure how they'll cope with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding cuts for Minnesota's health care program for the working poor. The state got some good news last week as…

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