U of M’s forensic psychiatry fellowship program helps fill gap in Minnesota’s mental health workforce
Facing a nationwide shortage of forensic psychiatrists, the U’s program emphasizes to med school graduates the benefits of a public-sector career.
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The number of schools in Minnesota with confirmed COVID-19 cases has tripled twice in the last two weeks. What’s going on?
For one thing, students are back in classrooms. For another, the delta variant is far more contagious than the original strain of coronavirus Minnesota saw last fall.
Why you should be wary of comparisons of the death tolls from the 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19
Mortality statistics from the early twentieth century are imprecise.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: deaths, cases rise again
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health show the state added 16,617 new cases in the seven days between Sept. 15 and Tuesday, for an average of 2,373 new cases per day.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: ICU cases reach new high for the year
Minnesota had 59 new COVID-19 deaths in the last week, up from 45 the week prior.
In COVID’s early days, Twin Cities doctors collaborated to keep offering ‘life-saving’ ECT
For many people, electroconvulsive therapy sounds like a last resort. But ECT is a safe and effective procedure, one that has helped countless patients struggling with severe depression or bipolar disorder.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: Case totals continue to grow as in-person school starts
Between last Tuesday and Friday, the state added an average of 1,882 new cases per day, up from 1,557 new cases per day in the previous week.
Poll: Majority of Minnesota voters back masks in schools, employers’ rights to mandate vaccines
The issue has greater urgency as the return to school coincides with a new wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the delta variant.
Home visits support mental health of the youngest Minnesotans
At St. David’s Center for Child and Family Development, early childhood workers help parents and their young children learn healthy ways to interact and cope with life stressors.
Poll: Majority of Minnesotans agree with decision to hold State Fair, though many don’t plan to attend
Concern about COVID-19 is a major factor in some regular fairgoers’ decision not to attend this year.
Concert venues are banking on proof of vaccines or negative tests to woo back fans
It’s the latest pivot by the concert industry, this time amid an increase in delta variant infections and lingering concerns about the recent Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.
The bad news: COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Minnesota. The good: Fewer people are dying.
In previous waves of COVID-19 infections in Minnesota, increased hospitalizations were soon followed by increased daily death tolls. Not this time, so far.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: hospitals feel the strain as case numbers continue to rise
MDH reported Tuesday 92.7 percent of the state’s intensive care beds are in use, as are 91 percent of non-ICU beds.
A ‘memorable’ man is remembered through a gift of technology
After her husband died of COVID, his widow asked friends to donate to a fund to buy iPads for Regions Hospital so families of patients could communicate.
Hazelden execs share addiction histories, retirement plans
This fall, Marvin Seppala, chief medical officer, and Nick Motu, vice president and chief external affairs officer, will be retiring after decades with the nonprofit addiction treatment giant.
So how is Minnesota doing on COVID-19 vaccinations compared to other states?
Not super great, it turns out.
Coronavirus in Minnesota: cases, hospitalizations continue to rise
The most recent data show 59.1 percent of Minnesotans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 55.3 percent of Minnesotans have completed the vaccine series.
How to talk about vaccines with the unvaccinated
As the prospect of sharing a holiday dinner table draws nearer, MinnPost talked to medical professionals about how to talk to people who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 about getting vaccinated.
Study investigates mental-health themed musicals’ ‘significant’ toll on performers
Current blockbuster productions like “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Next to Normal” and “Heathers: The Musical” all focus on mental health themes.
How two Minnesota long-term care organizations are using mandates to get all their workers vaccinated
Workers at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul and Eventide in Moorhead are required to be vaccinated this fall.
