Medical

HealthPartners to close 7 clinics, 2 specialty centers and expand telemedicine services

07/01/2020 10:20 PM

Meanwhile, the company said it will expand video visits and other digital capabilities. HealthPartners said it has completed nearly 300,000 video visits since early March ...

Drug manufacturers challenge emergency insulin law in federal court

HealthPartners doctor: Future steps crucial in combating COVID-19 in state

American Academy of Pediatrics 'strongly' supports students returning to schools in fall

Walz, health officials say Minnesota has built capacity for 20,000 COVID-19 tests per day

Gov. Tim Walz announces a COVID-19 testing milestone for Minnesota on Monday, June 29, 2020.

Gilead prices coronavirus drug at $2,340 for rich countries

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, a vial of the investigational drug remdesivir is visually inspected at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. Given through an IV, the medication is designed to interfere with an enzyme that reproduces viral genetic material.

In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 file photo, a volunteer receives a COVID-19 test vaccine injection developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race

People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality check ...

A closer look at what the COVID-19 numbers really show

Trump administration urges end to ACA as pandemic surges

This file image provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service shows the website for HealthCare.gov. Close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through HealthCare.gov, the government reported Thursday, June 25, 2020.

Flu vaccine was disappointing vs. some strains last season

FILE - This Jan. 23, 2020 file photo shows a patient receiving a flu vaccination in Mesquite, Texas. According to a study released on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, flu vaccines for years were close to 60% effective against the flu strain that caused the most lab-confirmed illnesses last winter, but it proved only 31% effective last season.

Is it safe to form a COVID-19 'support bubble' with friends?

In this March 13, 2020, file photo, a nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center, holds a swab used to take a sample from the nose of a person in their car in Seattle. The federal government is rushing protective equipment to states for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the growing coronavirus pandemic. Washington state has received at least two shipments and needs more. At least in two other states, promised deliveries are falling far short of requests and even include expired items.

Surging US virus cases raise fear that progress is slipping

The number of new coronavirus cases across the country per day has reached more than 26,000, up from about 21,000 two weeks ago, according to an Associated Press analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Over 120,000 deaths in the U.S. have been blamed on the virus, the highest toll in the world ...

Health officials warn of Cyclospora outbreak in Aldi and Hy-Vee brand garden salads

Gained a few pounds the last few months? Pandemic overeating is a real thing

FILE - This Tuesday, April 3, 2018 photo shows a closeup of a beam scale in New York. A report released on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 says nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so.

Mayo Clinic says convalescent plasma safe, looks promising for treating COVID-19

This April 21, 2020 photo provided by New York Blood Center Enterprises shows donated convalescent plasma at the Blood Bank of Delmarva Christiana Donor Center in suburban Newark, Del. Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the juryâ€™s still out, now scientists are testing if the donations might also prevent infection in the first place.

Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind

A lab technician works during research on coronavirus, COVID-19, at Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical in Beerse, Belgium, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Janssen Pharmaceutical hopes to begin clinical trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19 in the middle of the summer.

U of M's top epidemiologist says Minnesota is 'not out of the woods' With COVID-19

People walk with bags after shopping at the Selfridges department store in London, Monday, June 15, 2020.

First drug proves able to improve survival from COVID-19

In this April 9, 2020 file photo, a chemist displays hydroxychloroquine tablets in New Delhi, India. U.S. regulators are revoking emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday, June 15 that the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective in treating the coronavirus.

US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs versus coronavirus

Health care, payment options expand as COVID-19 restrictions are loosened

Safety measures and cost relief are being used to encourage people to get health care during this pandemic ...

U of M innovations help provide critical supplies during COVID-19 crisis

There are innovations happening every day at the University of Minnesota to help in the fight against COVID-19.

CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday COVID-19 risk

These are some of the tips in long-awaited guidance from U.S. health officials about how to reduce risk of coronavirus infection for Americans who are attempting some semblance of normal life...

In this Thursday, June 11, 2020 file photo, Andrea Castaneda cleans the railings at Universal CityWalk near Universal City, Calif. On Friday, June 12, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidelines to reduce the risk of COVID-19 coronavirus infection, along with a set of “considerations” for organizing and attending mass gatherings, as people emerge from stay-at-home lock downs and attempting some semblance of normal life.

Politics

Minnesota Senate GOP spotlights damage after Floyd's death

The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate opened hearings Wednesday on the unrest that rocked the state after the death of George Floyd, focusing on the destruction rather than the underlying issues of racism and policing on which Democrats have concentrated...

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