January 15, 2026
On December 29, 2025, an interview study on clinical firearm safety counseling, authored by several researchers, MMA members, and MMA staff, was published in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
January 15, 2026
The latest maternal mortality report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) found that 95% of maternal deaths occurring in the state were preventable, and mostly impacted American Indian and Black parents.
January 15, 2026
The Minnesota Health Equity Community of Practice (CoP) will host a virtual conversation about the public health impact of homelessness and housing insecurity in Minnesota on February 3, from noon to 1 pm.
January 8, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has two open physician seats on its Minnesota Health Care Program’s Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board.
January 8, 2026
On December 30, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that it will be awarded more than $193 million from the federal government for rural healthcare across the state.
December 18, 2025
The Trump administration announced several measures on December 18 to ban gender-affirming care for youth.
December 18, 2025
On December 16, Gov. Tim Walz used the power of the pen to accomplish what he was unable to accomplish with a special session this past fall - signing two executive orders to address gun violence.
December 18, 2025
On December 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) followed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) lead, and adopted the Hepatitis B Vaccine (HBV) recommendation to end the practice of vaccinating all newborns for HBV.
December 18, 2025
Registration is now open for Physicians’ Day at the Capitol, when physicians and physicians-in-training from across the state gather at the Capitol to advocate on behalf of medicine.
December 18, 2025
On December 15, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Work Group held its first meeting.
