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First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
May 9, 2025

Facilitator to help forge M Health Fairview’s future, despite ‘turbulent water’

With U of M, Fairview and Essentia in negotiations, former UnitedHealth Group executive Lois Quam has been working to facilitate talks.
May 9, 2025

Solventum, facing tariffs of up to $100 million, raises sales guidance

The 3M spinoff based in Maplewood reported profit and sales above Wall Street expectations.
May 8, 2025

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Medtronic and Boston Scientific are facing product liability lawsuits that will face a significant legal hurdle in federal courts.
May 8, 2025

Blue Cross of Minnesota CEO saw 34% pay increase to $4.3 million

Big bonus drove annual compensation jump of nearly $1.1 million for Dana Erickson, chief executive of the Eagan-based health insurer.
May 7, 2025

How much hospital can you get for $400 million?

HealthPartners details plans for new Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater with city approval Tuesday of final designs.
May 7, 2025

Can Minnesota stop the exodus of burned-out doctors in time?

Almost one in five doctors plans to stop practicing medicine within five years, as aging baby boomers will put demand on health care system.
May 6, 2025

As measles spreads nationwide, fewer Minnesota kindergartners have ‘herd immunity’

Minnesota’s kindergartners have been below the recommended 95% threshold for years, and more parents are getting exemptions for the MMR vaccine. Where are children most vulnerable to infectious spread?
May 6, 2025
A line chart shows the trend of vaccinations among Minnesota kindergartners from 2014 through 2024, highlighting the MMR vaccine, which is down about 10 percentage points over the decade.

Blue Cross of Minnesota to pay $71M as part of nationwide antitrust settlement

The payment is part of a proposed settlement to litigation dating back more than a decade about alleged economic harms suffered by health care providers.
May 5, 2025

Plymouth woman’s fight to get her 92-year-old mother Medicaid highlights the growing problem of short-staffed counties

Staffing in Hennepin County to help residents navigate Medical Assistance hasn’t kept pace with the increasing number of people seeking long-term care.
May 4, 2025

Minneapolis will end free pop-up vaccine clinics after rollback in federal funds

City health officials offered 87 clinics last year, vaccinating underserved communities against COVID, measles and other diseases. But the program was cut after the Trump administration terminated the funds.
May 3, 2025

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.
May 2, 2025
FILE- In this Feb. 9, 2018, file photo, a radiology technician looks at a chest X-ray of a child suffering from flu symptoms at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga. A nasty flu season and fresh insurance deductibles may combine this winter to smack patients around the country with expensive medical bills. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) ORG XMIT: NYBZ310
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