HEALTH

Town hall on health care in rural Minnesota looks into structural solutions for a looming crisis in outstate hospitals, one that could soon leave small towns struggling to provide the basics of care.

Doctors at Sanford Health noticed something was wrong with Frank Zanotti's prostate during a routine check-up. Early detection helped keep him from further complications.

Single mothers who reported inconsistent access to food in their chilhood were more likely to pressure their children to eat when not hungry, and to worry about their children's weight.

How would I cope without sugar, my constant companion when feeling sad, mad, tired or lonely? When life was too much, what would I do without Betty Crocker, my good friends at the Reese’s factory and Ben and Jerry? Was I supposed to just sit there, gnaw through celery sticks and FEEL things?

Agtegra Cooperative provides grain rescue training for workers in its many locations, as well as a close-up rescue drill exposure for medical students at the University of South Dakota. Agtegra and USD also are supporters of a new program that provides training and a “ditch kit” for rural people who help if someone is injured.

The Florida man had collapsed and was lying on the ground near a picnic shelter after he and his friends were done fishing.

"People should be aware of the increase in mosquitoes spreading West Nile virus and take proper precautions to protect themselves from bites,” said epidemiologist Amanda Bakken of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services.

The project's aim is to integrate artificial intelligence and sensor technology into a sort of Type 2 diabetes predictor using a person's breath.

Zyanya Berlin said she was inspired by her mother's death to help the community. She collected donated bags, backpacks, hygiene items and clothes to hand out on International Overdose Awareness Day.