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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 in the media and on the Internet, many people couldn't point to the correct location of several of the body's major...

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? What does it mean for the community? The West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog takes a closer look in Then...

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 look at Armstrong, his life story and the physiology that helped create a winner in The machine...

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 HealthBeat blog takes a look at the issue and shares a first-person experience in Who are you? Misadventures...

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 guest blogger and ACMC dietitian Amy Salo on the West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog.

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 up with reports from the participating bloggers in The medbloggers go to Washington.

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 the American public? The West Central Tribune's HealthBeat blog takes a look, pro and con, in Doctors,...

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 takes a look at this issue and an upcoming conference of politicians and...

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