A Brown County cow tested positive for rabies, prompting Minnesota health officials to recommend post-exposure treatment for nine people and quarantine several cattle.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Tuesday, May 12, 2026, that it is monitoring one person in Minnesota who may have been briefly exposed overseas to someone infected with hantavirus, specifically the Andes virus, while aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.

Health officials in Minnesota and across the country are warning parents to check their infant formula after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state health departments identified a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.

Hastings-area residents now have access to advanced joint replacement surgeries close to home as Allina Health Orthopedics expands its services at United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus, including total joint replacements for hips or knees.

Hastings residents now have a new option for convenient, same-day medical care as Allina Health officially opens its new Urgent Care - Hastings facility at 1880 N. Frontage Road.

Patients in Hastings and the surrounding southeast Twin Cities metro communities now have access to advanced cardiac MRI technology at United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed three new cases of measles in the Twin Cities metro, all involving unvaccinated children from Dakota County, Minnesota. Officials warn that the new cases highlight the growing risk of outbreaks in Minnesota and across the nation.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating a rare human death from rabies, following a bat exposure in western Minnesota earlier this year.

Minnesota Officials warn about the risks flooding can pose to private drinking water wells and the steps to take if your private well has been contaminated or might have been contaminated.

Minnesota officials are warning against the consumption of Diamond Shruumz Mushroom-based Microdose Chocolates and Candies.

The Minnesota Department of Health announced today that the Twin Cities Metro Area is seeing arise in animal tularemia cases among cats.