NEW YORK (AP) — Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts. "It is imperative that we ... work to rebuild, ...

NEW ULM — Participants at the Shine the Light Suicide Awareness and Prevention Event were introduced to a number of ways to raise mental health awareness and prevent suicide Saturday. The program hosted by Brown County Yellow Ribbon, included class participation of yoga, meditation and kick ...

Fans of Lea Michele hoping to finally see her singing and dancing in "Funny Girl" on Broadway will have to be patient. The "Glee" actor has tested positive for COVID-19 — missing Saturday's matinee and evening performance — and must now quarantine, slated to return to the show on Tuesday, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some leaders in states with strict abortion bans say exceptions for rape or incest victims aren't needed because emergency contraceptives can be used instead. But medical professionals and advocates for rape survivors say that while emergency contraception is a helpful ...

MADISON LAKE, Minn. — Camp Oz, a grief-support camp for children and teens, will be hosted Saturday, Oct. 1, by Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice. The day-long camp will be held on Lake Washington in Madison Lake, Minnesota, for children and teens ages 6 to 18 who have experienced the death ...

Family members and friends of someone living with a mental illness can get free help and resources through a program offered by NAMI Minnesota Family to Family workshops are a transformative opportunity in which participants learn about mental illnesses, the brain, treatment, and ...