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For the most current news and information related to COVID-19, please visit Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Dec. 19, 2023
MDH commissioner announces appointments to Equitable Health Care Task Force

Dec. 14, 2023
Minnesota wins competitive CDC funding to expand work on sickle cell disease

Dec. 13, 2023
MDH cautions consumers about illegal high-dose THC products

Dec. 6, 2023
Public hearing on Allina Health relocation of adolescent mental health beds set for Dec. 21

Dec. 6, 2023
Minnesotans missing out on life-saving cardiac rehabilitation opportunities

Nov. 30, 2023
Minnesota’s medical cannabis program adds new delivery method for patients

Nov. 29, 2023
Public meeting scheduled for December 6 on two proposed specialty hospitals

Nov. 17, 2023
North American Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe includes five Minnesota cases

Nov. 16, 2023
State agencies, partners team up to combat antibiotic resistance with One Health approach

Nov. 16, 2023
MDH seeking applications for the new African American Health State Advisory Council

Nov. 14, 2023
Rural health care professionals honored for serving Greater Minnesota

Nov. 13, 2023
Health officials and pediatricians emphasize the ABCs of safe sleep

Nov. 3, 2023
Health officials urge people not to eat WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches

Oct. 19, 2023
Overdose deaths held steady in 2022

Oct. 16, 2023
State leaders honor champions for the health of mothers and children

Sept. 28, 2023
Public hearing set for October 11 on closure of residential addiction services unit at New Ulm Medical Center

Sept. 28, 2023
Minnesota communities collaborate to improve health, reduce impacts of heart disease, stroke and diabetes

Sept. 27, 2023
Pandemic impacts continue to affect increasing number of reported adverse health events

Sept. 20, 2023
Lab analyses find no health concerns in drinking water samples from Stillwater Prison

Sept. 18, 2023
State agencies team up to offer suicide prevention trainings for Minnesota teachers and staff

Sept. 1, 2023
Health officials investigating outbreak linked to raw milk

Sept. 1, 2023
Wastewater monitoring updates to add new capabilities beyond COVID-19 and Twin Cities

Aug. 28, 2023
Three additional conditions approved for newborn screening in Minnesota

Aug. 10, 2023
School nurse from Red Lake School District named Minnesota Immunization Champion

Aug. 1, 2023
MDH opens registration for businesses selling hemp-derived cannabinoid products

Aug. 1, 2023
New form available for birth parents to indicate contact preference for children placed for adoption

July 31, 2023
State updates fish consumption guidance  for two Twin Cities metro water bodies

July 27, 2023
Health officials investigating Salmonella cases linked to raw milk

July 19, 2023
Health officials investigating Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Grand Rapids

July 13, 2023
Backstrom appointed assistant commissioner for health systems

July 6, 2023
Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis program begins accepting certified IBS, OCD patients

June 27, 2023
Sarabia appointed assistant commissioner for health improvement

June 23, 2023
Consumers warned to avoid some raw frozen oysters from Korea linked to norovirus outbreak

June 23, 2023
Deputy Commissioner Margaret Kelly to retire

June 20, 2023
Taiwan health care delegation visits Minnesota to learn about diabetes care

June 9, 2023
Minnesota reports the year’s first cases of mpox

June 5, 2023
Health officials: Stay home if you’re ill and don’t go swimming at your local beach or pool

June 1, 2023
New MDH study shows potential for more accessible health care through telehealth

May 25, 2023
Preventable deaths by suicide rose again in 2021-2022

May 8, 2023
New report shows Minnesota’s drinking water systems are resilient but face challenges

May 4, 2023
Overdose tracking sheds light on housing and treatment links in Northeast Minnesota

April 26, 2023
Syphilis cases rose 25 percent in 2022 despite other STDs declining slightly, new data show

April 19, 2023
MDH urges private well owners in areas at risk of floods to take action to avoid contamination

April 17, 2023
Student winners announced for 2023 Minnesota Escape the Vape Video Challenge

April 6, 2023
MDH encourages teens to ‘Call Norm’

March 31, 2023
Hancock-Allen to join MDH as leader of infectious disease division

March 29, 2023
MDH expands long COVID work in 2023

March 28, 2023
Survey: Nearly 1 in 5 Greater Minnesota teens affected by parental incarceration

March 16, 2023
Public hearing March 28 on Children's Minnesota relocation of Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in St. Paul to Minneapolis campus

March 14, 2023
Joint agency statement on draft federal limits on PFAS in drinking water

March 1, 2023
Dr. Tura appointed assistant commissioner for health equity

March 1, 2023
New dashboard offers greater resolution on violent death data in Minnesota

Feb. 28, 2023
Lucky dog’s well rescue serves as reminder of importance of sealing unused wells

Feb. 21, 2023
New prescription drug price transparency dashboard, report show high and varied prices

Feb. 10, 2023
MDH urges workers at Anoka ammunition plant to have children tested for lead

Feb. 8, 2023
Minnesota becomes first state to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus

Jan. 26, 2023
People who experience homelessness face earlier and greater risk of death, report finds

Jan. 24, 2023
State-run COVID-19 testing sites to close this week

Jan. 20, 2023
MDH extends community outreach to help those most impacted by COVID-19

Jan. 10, 2023
Minnesota Department of Health announces final offering of free COVID-19 tests

Jan. 5, 2023
Public hearing set for January 11 on Tri County Hospital’s relocation of services in Wadena

Jan. 3, 2023
Radon testing during home purchases declined nearly 40% in 2022

 

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