HEALTH

Children in Minnesota are not getting their needed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. For a while, people were told to avoid going to clinics if they were not sick and many clinics were not seeing patients in person.

Many uninsured Minnesotans can get tested for COVID-19 at no cost to them during the federal public health emergency, thanks to a new health care option.

What you can do to prepare, if you or a family member gets ill, or if your community experiences spread of COVID-19.

New tools give medical experts a new look at breast cancer detection.

Mai* and her husband Pheng* legally immigrated to the U.S. from Thailand in 2005 in a desperate attempt to improve their lives. After settling in Saint Paul with their four children, the couple learned about HAP’s job training services and enrolled in the organization’s 13-week soldering program.

Doctors are warning about how vaping can damage the lungs of teenagers. Recently, physicians spoke out about kids who landed in the hospital with severe medical problems and they suspect it is tied to vaping.  

Vaccines protect children from serious diseases. As they get older, teens can get diseases they already got shots for because the protection from vaccines can wear off. This is why teens need a second dose of meningococcal vaccine at age 16.

Having a new baby is an exciting time with lots of changes. Every day brings something new for you and your baby. It can also be a time of many questions.

Qhua pias/ua qoob (measles) yog ib yam kab mob uas kis tau yooj yim heev thiab pua tus menyuam yaus tau tuag txhua hnub nyob thoob qab ntuj vim tus kab mob no.