[KSTP TV, May 05, 2016]
Overdoses from painkillers and heroin are just about as deadly as car crashes in Minnesota. Last year, 336 deaths were linked to the use of opioids or heroin.
May 05, 2016
[Star Tribune, March 15, 2016]
Abbott Northwestern Hospital is reporting success using acupuncture in its emergency room to treat conditions ranging from car accident injuries to migraines to kidney stones, and hoping to prove that the traditional Chinese treatment can reduce doctors’ reliance on addictive opioids to manage patients’ pain. The Minneapolis hospital was the first in the nation to staff its ER with an acupuncturist two years ago, as part of a broader campaign to promote Eastern remedies as complements to Western mainstream medicine.
March 15, 2016
[KSTP TV, March 02, 2016]
Allina Health is proud to announce its first graduation ceremony for the Freedom House EMT Academy. Leaders from Allina Health along with state and local lawmakers were on hand to celebrate the first graduation of its kind for Allina Health.
March 04, 2016
[Twelve News, November 03, 2015]
On an unseasonably warm Nov. 3, it was a picture perfect time to get outside.
November 03, 2015
[Pioneer Press, September 27, 2015]
The Rev. Diane Nelson of Cambridge, Minn., was walking around with a golf-ball-sized bomb inside her head.
September 26, 2015
[Star Tribune, August 26, 2015]
Beware, swimmers. Something may be lurking in the water, waiting to strike.
August 26, 2015
[KARE-TV, August 05, 2015]
You might not think much about Ebola anymore, but area hospitals are. It could mean better treatment for other diseases.
August 05, 2015
[Duluth News Tribune, June 30, 2015]
On a November morning in 2011, Kraig Lee was hit with the worst headache of his life. The 58-year-old Wannaska farmer took several over-the-counter pain pills.
June 30, 2015
[KSTP TV, June 29, 2015]
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. Someone will die of a stroke every four minutes, making it one of the top five leading causes of death in the country.
June 29, 2015
[KMSP-TV, June 13, 2015]
This is CPR week. Kate Katzung , MD, an emergency physician at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Abbott Northwestern - WestHealth , demonstrated hands-only CPR to Fox 9 News morning show host Leah Beno.
June 13, 2015