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    April 23, 2018
    Annika Perkins suffered for years with digestive problems that defied diagnosis. A test revealed she had Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth. Patrick Springer / The Forum
    North Dakota woman's puzzling digestive problem turned out to be bacterial overgrowth
    FARGO—Annika Perkins always had stomach troubles. It was just something she came to accept as normal for her. They largely receded from her...
    lifestyle/healthApril 23, 2018 - 10:06am
    April 20, 2018
    Report: Health inequities cost Minnesota
    DULUTH — Disparities in health outcomes between Minnesota's "haves" and "have-nots" takes a $2.26 billion yearly toll on the state's economy, contends a leading health insurer. Although the state prides itself in being one of the leaders in national health statistics, people...
    newsApril 20, 2018 - 9:36pm
    April 9, 2018
    Sanford, Essentia recognized for comprehensive stroke care
    FARGO—Sanford Health and Essentia Health have been recognized for providing comprehensive stroke treatment, although by different accreditation...
    business/healthcareApril 9, 2018 - 6:15pm
    March 8, 2018
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    Woman accused of trying to shoot Minnesota trooper outside Moorhead charged with attempted murder
    MOORHEAD, Minn. — A woman accused of trying to shoot a Minnesota State Patrol trooper in the head near Moorhead faces felony charges of...
    newsMarch 8, 2018 - 8:55pm
    March 6, 2018
    Buildings of the Essentia Health campus fill this view of Duluth's Central Hillside as seen from the air earlier this year. (News Tribune file photo)
    Citing a 'personnel matter,' three top executives from Essentia Health leave staff
    Three of the top executives at Essentia Health have left the health system. Jeff Korsmo, Tracy Miland and Bob Brigham "are no longer with Essentia...
    business/healthcareMarch 6, 2018 - 4:59pm
    December 31, 2017
    This methadone clinic in Brainerd, now owned by Valhalla Place, serves about 400 patients facing opioid addiction. Steve Kohls / Forum News Service
    Killer Crisis: Access to addiction medication in rural MN limited
    PINE RIVER, Minn.—When Dr. David Laposky lost his job at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Clinic here in November, about 150 patients...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 31, 2017 - 7:02am
    December 25, 2017
    Leslie Wolf, right, talks Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Wolf's Fargo home with her mother LeAnn Toppen about learning that she inherited from her a gene that predisposes her to ovarian and breast cancer. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Genetic counselors can guide patients and families about risk for diseases
    FARGO—LeAnn Toppen's trip to the emergency room led quickly to the discovery that she had ovarian cancer. A biopsy confirmed her doctors'...
    newsDecember 25, 2017 - 3:15pm
    close-up of an array of upright syringes
    Essentia requires flu shots for all employees, volunteers
    FARGO—Essentia Health has adopted a new policy requiring its employees to be vaccinated against influenza to protect patients and to help...
    newsOctober 25, 2017 - 8:27pm
    May 9, 2017
    Dr. Fadel Nammour, originally of Lebanon, stands Monday, May 8, 2017, in his south Fargo clinic. He made a three-year commitment in 2002 to work in North Dakota and is now a U.S. citizen. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Vital visas: ND has nation's highest reliance on foreign doctors with work visas
    FARGO—Dr. Fadel Nammour was warned against coming to North Dakota to begin his career as a gastroenterologist. After attending medical...
    newsMay 9, 2017 - 7:00am
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