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    November 21, 2017
    Sledding injuries — such as broken arms, back injuries and concussions — are common at the The Urgency Room, according to Dr. Carolyn McClain. She recommends choosing snowy, not icy hills and to make sure the hill is free of obstacles like jumps, bumps, rocks, poles or trees before beginning sledding. Stock photo
    Top dangers threatening to take the happy out of the holidays
    Nothing makes you more of a grinch during the holiday season than a trip to the emergency room when you should be home enjoying good food, family...
    lifestyle/healthNovember 21, 2017 - 7:59pm
    October 31, 2017
    Bonnie Brost, licensed and registered dietitian
    Eating the mediterranean way
    There are plenty of diets and eating plans that profess to help you get to better health. Research consistently emphasizes the same foods: vegetables,...
    newsOctober 31, 2017 - 5:24am
    October 27, 2017
    Minnesota Public Radio presenter John Moe speaks at the Make It OK Community Conversation at Stillwater Middle School on Oct. 12. Submitted photo
    Health briefs: Community Conversation gets people talking about mental health
    About 200 people gathered Oct. 12 at Stillwater Middle School for the Make It OK Community Conversation. Make It OK is a campaign to reduce the...
    lifestyle/healthOctober 27, 2017 - 12:00pm
    Providers and staff pose for a group photo Oct. 19, 2017, at the 10th anniversary open house of Northfield Hospital & Clinics’ Farmington location. Pictured (from left) are Kyla Shatskikh, Jennifer Darrington, Marlene Kerns, Chris Patsche, Terri Carlson, Kelly Karels, Nicole Strusz-Mueller and LeAnne Larson. Michael Brun / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    It's 10 years for Farmington Clinic
    A decade ago Vernon Page walked through the doors of Northfield Hospital & Clinics' new Farmington Clinic as one of its first patients. On Thursday,...
    businessOctober 27, 2017 - 8:45am
    October 13, 2017
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    Q&A: It's flu season — here's what you need to know
    Someone at work or school may already sick. Maybe it's you. Influenza season is here, and health experts are once again urging folks to get...
    lifestyle/healthOctober 13, 2017 - 7:08am
    October 10, 2017
    Dr. Lucy Kalanithi reads from her late husband's memoir "When Breath Becomes Air" as WDAY reporter Kevin Wallevand listens. Photo courtesy of Dennis Krull, 5foot20 Design / Special to Forum News Service
    Simply dying: End-of-life expert offers comforting advice
    FARGO — Everybody dies. But according to best-selling author and speaker Barbara Karnes, most people think "Everyone 'else' dies. I'm not...
    newsOctober 10, 2017 - 6:49am
    September 27, 2017
    Health briefs: Yoga classes offered in Hastings; Telemedicine program comes to western Wis. hospitals
    BreakAway Arts and Cafe, Caring Hands Massage and Spa, and MindfulMotion Pilates, Fitness and Ayurveda are teaming up to offer two new classes beginning next month in Hastings.
    lifestyle/healthSeptember 27, 2017 - 7:00pm
    Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton listens recently to a question about health insurance. He says he is upset with a September 2017 federal decision to cut funding for MinnesotaCare. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Final individual insurance policy answers coming Monday for Minnesotans
    ST. PAUL—The country's health insurance situation is more confusing than ever, but within days at least one segment of Minnesota's population...
    newsSeptember 27, 2017 - 6:15pm
    As Minnesota and Wisconsin grapple with solutions to further curb impaired driving, repeat drunken drivers continue to find their way onto the road. Youssef Rddad / RiverTown Multimedia.
    At a crossroads: Repeat impaired drivers continue to slip through the system
    There’s a difference between losing someone after a long illness and a death that occurs suddenly. Mark and Sue Riley learned that the hard...
    news/crime-and-courtsSeptember 27, 2017 - 8:45am
    September 24, 2017
    Editorial: No more 'one for the road'
    Again and again people make the wrong choice. They have two, three, four drinks too many and then get behind the wheel. In Minnesota, 41 percent...
    opinion/editorialsSeptember 24, 2017 - 11:00am
    September 13, 2017
    Head injuries and fall sports: How to protect young athletes
    Between Aug.1, 2014, and June 30, 2015, a sampling of only 39 public high schools in Minnesota (8 percent of Minnesota's high schools) reported...
    lifestyle/healthSeptember 13, 2017 - 7:00pm
    September 2, 2017
    Jeremy Perrett, a psychotherapist for the Human Development Center in Duluth, demonstrates the use of "teleprescence" with Cecilia Bloomquist, a psychotherapist and program manager for HDC for Two Harbors in May 2017. The center uses teleprescence to provide mental health services to remote places in the region as well as allowing therapists to consult with one another. Bob King / Forum News Service
    Mentally ill lack treatment options in rural Minnesota
    Editor's note: This is one of several stories about what is called a rural Minnesota health care crisis. A mentally ill person should not be...
    newsSeptember 2, 2017 - 6:41am
    August 31, 2017
    Stacey Zell, RT is coordinator of the Sleep Center at Northfield Hospital. Photo courtesy Northfield Hospital & Clinics
    Start the school year right with 'healthy sleep'
    Waking up for school can be tough on kids and parents. Shifting from summer to a busy (early!) school routine makes it tempting to cut corners...
    lifestyle/healthAugust 31, 2017 - 9:00pm
    Minnesota's obesity rate rises, remains better than neighboring states
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota's obesity rate among adults crept upwards in 2016, but remains below that of its neighbors, according to a national...
    newsAugust 31, 2017 - 2:48pm
    Give blood, get a haircut
    The American Red Cross is partnering with Sport Clips Haircuts to offer a free haircut coupon to blood and platelet donors in September. Blood...
    lifestyle/healthAugust 31, 2017 - 6:00am
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