Minnesota Department of Health

St. Paul, MN (Learfield Wire Services) --  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there have been 40 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health insurers are proposing rate increases of 36 percent to 66 percent for most policies sold to individuals for 2017.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News)  –  A new report indicates Minnesota’s adult obesity rate fell from 27.6 percent in 2014 to 26.1 percent in 2015. That's still more than one in four.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health investigators are searching cities in the southern part of the state for one of two primary species known to carry the Zika virus.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A survey of patients enrolled in Minnesota's medical marijuana program shows the majority report significant benefits of participating.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) - The Minnesota Health Department says there wasn’t much of a change in the number of new HIV cases in the state last year - but there were significant increases in certain population groups.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health is reporting what he termed a “disturbing” increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases diagnosed in the state.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Flu activity in Minnesota continued to decline during the past week, but the Minnesota Department of Health continues to rate the overall activity as “regional.”

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) - A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health indicates growth in health care spending in the state remains at historically low levels.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Minnesota saw a modest drop in the number of flu-related hospitalizations during the past week, but overall flu activity remains classified as “widespread.”

St, Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota Department of Health says it has linked some recent cases of E. coli illness to alfalfa sprouts.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) -- The Minnesota Department of Health has released an annual report that shows the overall number of deaths and serious injuries from so-called “adverse health events” reported by hospitals and surgical centers throughout the state last year was comparable to the previous year.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials are reviewing their water quality testing after discovering they evaluated samples at temperatures too hot to detect some chemical contaminants.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Flu activity in Minnesota remains relatively mild. The latest weekly update on influenza activity by the Minnesota Department of Health continues to classify the overall activity as local.