News Release Sept. 1, 2023 Contact information State health officials have linked eight cases of cryptosporidiosis and one case of E. coli O111:H8 illness to raw milk from a farm in Hillman, Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) urges anyone …
News Release Sept. 1, 2023 Contact information Minnesota is updating and centralizing its COVID-19 wastewater reporting system. The updates will combine testing done in the metro area with a statewide monitoring system capable of detecting a variety of …
News Release Aug. 28, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is boosting health protections for newborn infants in the state by adding three new conditions to its Newborn Screening Program. Newborn screening is a public health …
News Release Aug. 10, 2023 Contact information Charmaine Branchaud, school nurse for the Red Lake School District, has been named a 2023 Immunization Champion by the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). …
News Release Aug. 1, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has opened registration for businesses currently selling hemp-derived cannabinoid products in Minnesota. The registration form is available online now and there is no …
News Release Aug. 1, 2023 Contact information A bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature this year allows adopted people born in Minnesota who are age 18 or older to request and receive non-certified copies of their original birth records beginning July 1, …
News Release July 31, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with support from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), is recommending that certain people should …
News Release July 27, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating a cluster of five illnesses caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhimurium among children from the Twin Cities metro. The families of two children …
News Release July 19, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating a cluster of five confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease among people who live or spent time in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, during the two weeks before …
News Release July 13, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced the appointment of Carol Backstrom as the new assistant commissioner for agency’s Health Systems Bureau. In her role as assistant commissioner, …
News Release July 6, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has officially added irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to the list of qualifying medical conditions for participation in Minnesota’s …
News Release June 27, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced the appointment of Maria Sarabia as the new assistant commissioner for the department’s health improvement bureau. Sarabia assumes the post held by Mary …
News Release June 23, 2023 Contact information Health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain raw oysters harvested in Republic of Korea (ROK) due to possible norovirus contamination. The alert from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
News Release June 23, 2023 Contact information Minnesota Department of Health Deputy Commissioner Margaret Kelly will retire from state service on July 11, 2023, concluding a distinguished career in public service spanning four decades and multiple …
News Release June 20, 2023 Contact information A delegation of health officials from Taiwan visited the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today to learn about Minnesota’s world-leading diabetes care. During their visit, the delegation met with Minnesota …
News Release June 9, 2023 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) confirmed two cases of mpox this week — the first cases reported in 2023. Both cases were in adults in Hennepin County. The last reported case of mpox (formerly known as …
News Release June 5, 2023 Contact information With dozens of people reporting illness after swimming in Schulze Lake at Dakota County’s Lebanon Hills Regional Park in the last three days, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is asking people to stay …
News Release June 1, 2023 Contact information A new study produced by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) highlights the potential for telehealth to make care more accessible while providing similar levels of service to traditional, in-person ways of …
News Release May 25, 2023 Contact information After a brief dip during the pandemic in 2020, the rate of suicide in Minnesota rose in 2021 and 2022. There were 808 deaths by suicide in 2021 and 835 in 2022, according to final and preliminary data …
News Release May 8, 2023 Contact information A new drinking water report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) shows that while some areas of the state face challenges including quantity, quality and aging infrastructure, the vast majority of …
