Each year, thousands of adults in the United States suffer from serious illnesses that could have been prevented by vaccines. These diseases can be serious and require one to go to the hospital or be out of work for a long time.

Updated quote from Zachary Quinn, president, Love Your Melon.

Black and Hispanic children continued to be less likely to be identified with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) than white children. These differences suggest that Black and Hispanic children may face socioeconomic or other barriers that lead to a lack of or delayed access to evaluation, diagno…

About 8.3 percent of Americans — nearly 27 million people — have asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Racism in the healthcare system continues to confound, but a few researchers are taking a historic look and holistic approach to addressing racism’s effect on Black and poor communities.

Brooklyn Center and Otter Tail County voted to pass Tobacco 21 policies, becoming the state’s 16th and 17th local governments to raise the tobacco age to 21.

With nearly one out of every four people with diabetes not knowing they have the disease, it’s important to be screened routinely and know the warning signs.

Movember is upon us.

Healthcare in 2018 looms as a major national issue, which will determine how Americans will vote for a candidate.

Although Dr. Martha Anderson is a retired family practice physician, she still has a healing touch that brings comfort to many.

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans.

UCare has added to its senior leadership team.

(GIN) – “For 15 years I have witnessed mass atrocities committed against women’s bodies and I cannot remain with my arms folded because our common humanity calls on us to care for each other.”

October 2015 four months after completing the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge (I2HFC) Round 5, my first round of the 10-week fitness boot camp, I was facing a breast cancer diagnosis.

Have you ever had a conversation with your body?

Dr. Jokho Farah, director of Quality and Population Health, at People’s Center Clinics & Services in Minneapolis was elected president of the American Heart Association’s Twin Cities Board.

As fall approaches and children head back to school, get your kitchen ready with nutritious foods to better your child’s school performance, development and overall health.

While you’re searching for that superhero lunch box and those light-up sneakers before the start of school, remember to schedule your child’s wellness exam.

WomenHeart’s – a leading voice for the 48 million American women living with or at risk of heart disease – story begins in February of 1999, when three women, united by heart disease, formed an organization that was destined to become a lifeline for other women across this nation.

I joined the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge because I was in pain all of the time. 

Insight News and Hawthorne Neighborhood Council are directing the community’s attention toward health and well-being through the Insight2Health Fitness Challenge (I2HFC), which recently moved to North Minneapolis.

What? A 10-week fitness challenge, a one-hour class four times a week? Where? Minneapolis.

The Food Network might want to reach out to Coco Laud and YaLonda “Lala” Lolar Johnson.

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and depression can occur at any age.

I met Sonya Goins several years ago and was immediately struck by her vibrant spirit. Though I knew of her professional accolades, most of our interactions were social in nature. It would be many years after meeting when our professional paths merged, and Goins began contributing as a writer…

Minnesotans across the state can now access suicide prevention and mental health crisis texting services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 18 percent of American adults live with mental illness.

“Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco” was named Best Topical Documentary of the year at the Upper Midwest Emmy awards gala Oct. 7 in Bloomington.

By Carmen Robles