New Americans in Greater Minnesota
New women’s gym in Willmar designed for multicultural appeal
“I think it’s going to be a well-needed service,” said Willmar chiropractor Jon Haefner. “The whole goal is to make Willmar a healthier place.”
Health
Twin Cities Business
Minnesota businessman Ken Melrose donates $18.7 Million to HealthPartners’ Melrose Center
The largest individual donation in HealthPartners’ history, the gift will go toward enhancing care for patients with eating disorders.
National
Voters consistently rank health care as their top political concern. What does that mean for Minnesota’s House races?
Democrats are increasingly rallying around single-payer; meanwhile, you don’t hear “repeal-and-replace” from many Republicans these days.
Second Opinion
Taking 10,000 steps a day may be a healthy fitness goal, but it’s also an arbitrary one
Few of us ask where the 10,000-steps-a-day goal came from. Why that particular number of steps? Why not 5,000 — or 15,000?
Second Opinion
New child car seat recommendations focus on height and weight rather than age
“It’s best to keep your child rear-facing as long as possible. This is still the safest way for children to ride,” said Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, the lead author of the policy statement.
Education
How an innovative program at the U of M Medical School could change the way doctors are trained in the U.S.
“It’s a huge deal and it’s causing a lot of stir in the medical education world,” Patty Hobday, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School, says of EPAC.
Environment
Particles, man: New research quantifies life-shortening effects of ubiquitous air pollutant
In some cities, just breathing the air for a day can have the equivalent health effect of smoking a cigarette.
Health
What killed Minnesotans in 1888, what killed them in 2016, and why it changed
For one thing, no doctor would write “diseases of insane” on a death certificate today.
Politics & Policy
Add to the list of people hit by the opioid epidemic in Minnesota: medical examiners
Overdose deaths are inherently suspicious and usually require a full autopsy — plus toxicology testing.
Politics & Policy
With repeal and replace dead, Congress is getting down to business on stabilizing Obamacare
Obamacare may be back from the brink, but it is far from being in the clear.
Politics & Policy
We know that prescriptions are helping drive the opioid epidemic. So why are some Minnesota counties’ opioid prescription rates going up?
Some counties seem to have gotten the message about reducing dependence on painkillers. Others, not so much.
Mental Health & Addiction
Exhibition examines medication’s role in everyday life
“To Really See” will open in Cargill Hall at Minneapolis Central Library on Aug. 10.
Community Voices
Minnesota Somalis, let’s vaccinate our kids again
The simple fact is the odds of autism in vaccinated or unvaccinated children is the same and there is no correlation between MMR and autism.
Community Voices
The choice is clear: Expanding MinnesotaCare puts patients first
If Minnesota is to remain a leader in health care, legislators should pass the MinnesotaCare Buy-In and keep the provider tax on physicians.
Second Opinion
Children’s support in old age may be key reason parents tend to live longer than nonparents
The analysis also found that the death risk differences were stronger among men.
Second Opinion
1 in 3 American workers are sleep-deprived, but some jobs are worse for sleep than others
Not surprisingly, workers in jobs that commonly involve shiftwork were most likely to be short of the necessary amount of nightly shut-eye.
Second Opinion
Child injuries from baby carriers, cribs, strollers and other nursery products are on the rise, study finds
The most common products associated with the injuries were seat-type baby carriers (19.5 percent of the injuries), cribs or mattresses (18.6 percent), strollers (16.5 percent) and walkers, jumpers or exercisers (16.2 percent).
Second Opinion
From bacteria to parasites: Physicians urge action to reduce climate change’s harmful health effects
In Minnesota and other Midwestern states, five climate-change-related factors are particularly putting people’s health at risk, according to the consortium’s report.
Second Opinion
The dangers of deregulating the FDA’s drug-approval process
Three experts point out that not only does drug deregulation put more people’s health at risk (not just in the U.S., but around the world), it also serves as a drain on the economy.
Second Opinion
U of M study: opioid epidemic poses specific dangers for reproductive-age women
The consequences for babies born to women who use opioids during pregnancy can be devastating.
