2023 News Releases
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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