MDH: Flu Remains Widespread In MN; 6 More Die In Flu Season

CBS Minnesota (Health) 2/7 3:10A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) says influenza remains widespread throughout the state and the country. According to MDH, six more people have died from the flu, bringing the total to 43 deaths in the 2019–2020 flu...

Hundreds Of Twin Cities Healthcare Workers Voting On Possible Strike

CBS Minnesota (Health) 2/6 5:43A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of union members who work for HealthPartners in the Twin Cities are voting on whether to stage a week-long strike. Service Employees International Union represents 1,800 members at HealthPartners in Minnesota....

Kim Johnson Works With Doctors To Curb Sleepwalking

CBS Minnesota (Health) 2/3 4:04P Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Oftentimes the stories about sleepwalking are presented as funny, but doctors say the dangers of sleep walking are no laughing matter. WCCO s Kim Johnson knew she needed help after a scary sleep walking incident last year. She...

Gov. Walz Introduces Compromise Bill To Improve Affordable Insulin Access

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/30 5:26A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Gov. Tim Walz and other DFL leaders on Thursday introduced a compromise bill aimed at improving access to affordable insulin. Walz says the “commonsense legislation” includes provisions put forward from Republicans during...

Children Taking Extra Hard Hit From Illnesses This Season

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/29 11:25A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Twin Cities health providers say this is a worrisome time. It s prime season for flu, RSV, and now there is international concern for coronavirus. Cayden Clark of Baldwin, Wisconsin...

North Minneapolis Man Stuck In Wuhan Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/29 11:00A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) A chartered plane evacuating U.S. citizens from Wuhan, China landed at a military base in Southern California Wednesday, carrying 201 U.S. diplomats or citizens considered at risk for contracting the deadly coronavirus. One...

MSP Airport On List Of Those Expanding Screenings For Coronavirus

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/28 9:54A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials offered a reality check Tuesday about the scary new virus from China: They’re expanding screenings of international travelers and taking other precautions but for now, they insist the risk to Americans is...

MN Health Officials Outline Preparations For Coronavirus As 2nd US Case Confirmed In Chicago

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/24 5:50A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesota health officials detailed how the state has been prepping for the 2019 novel coronavirus Friday. It comes just as a second U.S. case has been confirmed in Chicago. In St. Paul late Friday morning, Minnesota Health...

Minnesota Disease Expert Says Coronavirus Spread Unlikely But Would Have High Consequence

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/23 11:01A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Coronavirus, a pneumonia-like illness, has killed at least 18 people, infected at least 640, and it is still spreading. In an unprecedented move, 23 million people in six Chinese cities are or will soon be on lock down. The...

Nurses, Doctors Protest In St. Paul Over Potential Closure Of 2 Hospitals

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/23 8:38A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Nurses, doctors and patients rallied outside the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown St. Paul Thursday. They were protesting the plans made by Fairview Health Services last month to cut more than half of the beds at Bethesda...

WCCO Exclusive: Ex-Sex Assault Examiner Speaks Out On Why She Thinks She Was Fired

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/20 4:09P Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) For the first time, a fired sexual assault examiner is speaking out about why she thinks she was really fired. Nurse Kristi Jarvis lost her job as coordinator for the sexual assault program at Hennepin Healthcare last spring....

Reality Check: President Trump’s Claims About Pre-Existing Conditions

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/15 4:15P Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) President Donald Trump is telling millions of his Twitter followers that he saved patients with pre-existing conditions from being denied insurance coverage. He is also suggesting he is responsible for getting pre-existing...

With Cardiac Arrest Claiming More Than Half Of Firefighters, Departments Prioritizing Heart Health

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/15 1:45P Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) There is a silent killer affecting Minnesota firefighters, and it doesn t involve burning buildings, flames or smoke. More than half of firefighter deaths are caused by heart...

Report From Office Of Legislative Auditor Reveals Issues With Minnesota’s Medical Marijuana Program

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/14 9:35A Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new report from Minnesota s Office of the Legislative Auditor reveals several issues with the state’s medical marijuana program. Minnesota is one of 33 states that allows certain patients to use medical cannabis in the...

Woman Builds Memory Care Center For Husband With Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s

CBS Minnesota (Health) 1/13 3:37P Health – WCCO | CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The majority of people living with Alzheimer s disease are 65 or older, but about 200,000 Americans are living with younger-onset Alzheimer s. Jerry Parks is one of them. His wife,...