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"My doctor is on Facebook and wants to friend me? OMG!!" Read all about the social networking in the medical field on Anne Polta's blog at: Healthbeat.areavoices.com

Do you know where your stomach is? How about your liver or lungs? A recent study in the U.K. found that even though there's an increasing amount of health information...

This fall, Willmar's third CT scanner will go into operation at the new Willmar Center for Diagnostic Imaging. What does the addition of a third CT service mean for patients?...

If you've been following the Tour de France, you'll know that uber-cyclist and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong is making a comeback bid. The West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog takes a...

When it comes to medical care, misidentifying the patient - or having the patient's medical identity stolen outright - can be very hazardous to one's health. The West Central Tribune's...

Coffee, tea, water... or calories? There's a connection between what we drink and how many calories we consume each day. Learn more about it in What are you drinking? by...

Medical bloggers and politicians met in Washington, D.C., last week to exchange views on health care reform. What happened and who said what? The West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog follows...

A new U.S. surgeon general has been nominated and she's, uh, overweight. In view of Dr. Regina Benjamin's many other qualifications, should the numbers on the scale really matter to...

In the national debate about how to fix health care, the voices of doctors, nurses and patients often seem to be absent. In Missing voices in the health care debate,...

The West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog showcases Minnesota Medicine magazine's annual creative writing issue in Words and medicine: the doctor as storyteller.