LIVE VIDEO: KARE 11 News Sunrise    Watch
 

HealthFair 11

Presented by
More take KARE of your HEALTH

Free health screenings May 29 at Ridgedale YMCA

4:54 PM, May 22, 2013

Health Fair 11 in the "Q"mmunity is offering free basic health screenings on May 29 at the Ridgedale YMCA in Minnetonka. Nurses will be measuring

MN soldiers returning from war with chronic pain

4:08 PM, May 21, 2013

Thousands of Minnesota soldiers are returning from war with chronic pain from injuries that leave many of them impaired and even disabled.

Minn. Salmonella cases linked to raw cheese

3:10 PM, May 20, 2013

Minnesota health officials say more than two-dozen people have been sickened by eating raw Mexican-style cheese.

Mpls. mother explains decision to have mastectomy

9:10 PM, May 15, 2013

A North Minneapolis mother of two knows that Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo an elective double mastectomy was not a glamorous one.

U of M doctor admires Jolie for having preventative cancer surgery

7:01 PM, May 14, 2013

A University of Minnesota surgical oncologist says he admires the decision of actress Angelina Jolie to undergo a double mastectomy to prevent getting breast cancer.

Mobile health screenings for your 'Q'mmunity

10:47 AM, May 14, 2013

The simplest way to describe Health Fair 11 in the "Q"mmunity is 'health-on-wheels'. Our goal is

Jerusalem teen stuck in MN, waiting for lifesaving kidney transplant

2:32 PM, May 11, 2013

A 15 year old girl from Jerusalem came to Minnesota for her second kidney transplant, but the journey to save her life has become even more uncertain.

 

Drug shortage hikes prices for Lyme disease drug

6:12 PM, May 8, 2013

News of a shortage of an antibiotic used to treat Lyme disease has put numerous pharmacies on alert.

U of M study shows how exercise helps lower breast cancer risk

8:59 PM, May 7, 2013

We know exercise has been shown to lower breast cancer risk, but now, a new study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers shows how it works.

New rules to improve ice arena air quality

5:59 PM, May 7, 2013

The Minnesota Department of Health is updating air quality rules for state ice arenas. It's the first changes to the policy since the 1970s.

FDA warns pregnant women of migraine drug risk

1:26 PM, May 6, 2013

U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

Simple steps to identifying hearing loss

4:59 PM, May 1, 2013

Monique Hammond talks about her book "What did you say? An Unexpected Journey into the World of Hearing Loss," a personal story about her diagnosis.

FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15

7:17 AM, May 1, 2013

In a surprise twist to the effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government has lowered the age limit to 15 for one brand - Plan B One-Step - and will let it be sold over the counter.

Protecting yourself from skin cancer

7:12 AM, May 1, 2013

As summer eventually rolls around, it's important to remember to protect your skin. On Monday, May 6 you can get that screening for free, in honor of "Melanoma Monday."

Hennepin County challenges residents to Step To It

4:19 PM, Apr 30, 2013

An annual effort to get resident active after a long winter is pitting city against city in Hennepin County.

Health officials propose immunization changes

9:10 AM, Apr 30, 2013

The Minnesota Department of Health is proposing some changes to the school immunization rules.

Walking the path to better health, one step at a time

3:18 PM, Apr 29, 2013

You don't need an expensive gym membership to get started down the road to fitness. All you really need is

U of M docs attempt to cure boy of HIV, leukemia

9:02 AM, Apr 24, 2013

Doctors at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital are attempting to cure a boy diagnosed with both HIV and leukemia.

Minn. officials warn of ducklings disease risk

3:37 PM, Apr 23, 2013

Minnesota health officials are warning that chicks and ducklings can carry salmonella.

Care workers raises in Minn. House health budget

2:48 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Minnesota's nursing home and long-term care workers would get small salary increases in a health spending bill up in the Minnesota House.

1 child killed, another missing after gravel slide at St. Paul park

Authorities say one child is dead and another is missing after a gravel slide at Lilydale Park in St. Paul on Wednesday afternoon.

10:34 PM, May 22, 2013

Grieving mom hopes her tragic loss prevents other towing accidents

Kristi Cox recalls finding out about the death of her husband and daughter, "I just fell to the ground. All the air just left me."

11:15 PM, May 22, 2013

Zach Sobiech's 'Clouds' tops iTunes chart

Zach Sobiech died on May 19, after being diagnosed with an incurable bone cancer, but he continues to inspire a nation.

9:14 PM, May 22, 2013

Neighbors react to fatal gravel slide at Lilydale Park

It did not take long for neighbors in the Lilydale Park neighborhood to know something had gone horribly wrong on Wednesday afternoon.

9:14 PM, May 22, 2013

Body pulled from Mississippi identified as missing Wis. teen

A body pulled from the Mississippi River in St. Paul Tuesday morning has been identified as a Wisconsin teen who authorities say jumped from a bridge.

1:29 PM, May 22, 2013

Minn. teen songwriter Zach Sobiech loses battle with cancer

Zach Sobiech amazed those around him with his unwavering love of life and music, pursuing both with as much energy as he could muster while fighting a battle with terminal cancer.

10:20 AM, May 21, 2013

Peter Hobart community mourns after field trip turns tragic

Parents gathered with anxiety late Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis Park as they waited for kids to return from the Lilydale Park field trip.

11:04 PM, May 22, 2013

JetBlue flight makes emergency landing at MSP

A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday night.

11:04 PM, May 22, 2013

State corrections employees 'falling through the cracks'

A former Minnesota Department of Corrections employee who no longer can work because of a prison assault could lose his employee insurance.

2:07 PM, May 22, 2013

Cable TV star tries to stop demolition of Mpls. home

"Rehab Addict" host Nicole Curtis stood in the way of a wrecking crew as it tried to tear down an 1889 Victorian home.

6:57 PM, May 22, 2013

Community Links

right left