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    April 12, 2017
    Pigs are seen at a Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, farm in the United States in this image released on April 11, 2017. Courtesy Smithfield Foods/Handout via REUTERS
    Smithfield makes move on market for pig-human transplants
    CHICAGO - Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig...
    NewsApril 12, 2017 - 12:37pm
    August 7, 2016
    Patients on social media cause ethics headache for doctors
    (Reuters Health) - As more and more sick patients are going online and using social media to search for answers about their health, it's raising...
    LifeAugust 7, 2016 - 11:24pm
    January 12, 2016
    Not all doctors on board with medical marijuana
    ST. PAUL — Many Minnesota doctors question the use of medical marijuana. An informal survey presented to a committee of Minnesota legislators and others involved with the subject Tuesday showed many doctors do not think they know enough about the subject to recommend their patients...
    News/stateJanuary 12, 2016 - 11:43pm
    December 28, 2015
    Highs and lows define first six months of Minnesota’s medical cannabis program
    MINNEAPOLIS — The first six months of medical marijuana in Minnesota have been a mix of ups and downs, stakeholders said this week. The rollout of the program since July 1 has largely been successful for Minnesota Medical Solutions and LeafLine Labs, but a lot of work still remains...
    News/stateDecember 28, 2015 - 11:05pm
    July 27, 2015
    Amelia Weaver, 9, started receiving medical marijuana treatments Friday for a rare form of epilepsy. Her parents say her seizures have decreased dramatically since treatment began. (SUBMITTED)
    Daughter’s response to medical marijuana thrills Hibbing couple
    HIBBING — It’s early, but a Hibbing couple is ecstatic about their daughter’s initial response to treatment with medical marijuana. “We...
    News/localJuly 27, 2015 - 11:10pm
    December 18, 2014
    Newspaper and television reporters wait in the lobby of the Lac qui Parle County Courthouse as David and Angela Brown descend the stairway following her appearance in court Wednesday morning. (Tribune/Tom Cherveny)play button
    Madison mom maintains innocence in medical cannabis case (video)
    MADISON — Angela Brown’s attorney filed motions during a hearing Wednesday morning in District Court in Madison seeking to dismiss a charge...
    News/regionDecember 18, 2014 - 4:19pm
    December 15, 2014
    Angela Brown (left) visits with supporters, including Patrick McClellan, outside the Chippewa County Courthouse in Montevideo Sept. 29. (TRIBUNE/File)
    Group asks Lac qui Parle County to drop the charges against Angela Brown
    MADISON — A threat of ice- and snow- covered roads notwithstanding, Patrick McClellan vows he will make a better than three-hour drive from...
    NewsDecember 15, 2014 - 11:05pm
    December 4, 2014
    Jeremy Pauling, of Montevideo, said it could take two to eight hours, round-trip, for those in southwestern Minnesota to pick up a medical cannabis prescription. (TRIBUNE/File)
    Southwest Minnesota will lack medical cannabis distribution site
    MONTEVIDEO — The two companies chosen to produce medical cannabis in Minnesota will be opening eight distribution sites for patients, with...
    NewsDecember 4, 2014 - 10:20pm
    December 1, 2014
    Dr. Andrew Bachman said Monday that 10 members of his family — known for a Twin Cities flower business — are part of LeafLine Labs, one of two companies Minnesota officials will allow to grow and process marijuana for medicine. (Forum News Service/Don Davis)
    Companies could supply Minnesota with medical marijuana as soon as July
    ST. PAUL — Two companies will supply Minnesotans with certain ailments medical marijuana beginning next year, but some patients will be forced...
    NewsDecember 1, 2014 - 11:05pm
    October 19, 2014
    The Jennie-O Turkey Store plant #4 is located behind the Jennie-O headquarter in Willmar pictured here in a file photo.
    Update: Jennie-O's Willmar processing plant #4 returns to normal operations after Friday night medical incident
    WILLMAR -- A Jennie-O Turkey Store processing plant in Willmar has returned to normal operations after a medical situation Friday night caused...
    News/localOctober 19, 2014 - 11:30pm
    June 13, 2013
    FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo provided by the Murnaghan family, Sarah Murnaghan, center, celebrates the 100th day of her stay in Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with her father, Fran, left, and mother, Janet. The 10-year-old suburban Philadelphia girl received a lung transplant there Wednesday, June 12, 2013, her family said. (AP Photo/Murnaghan Family, File)
    Penn. girl who took on transplant rules gets new lungs
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering from a transplant of adult lungs after a judge's ruling expanded...
    News/nationJune 13, 2013 - 8:00am
    April 3, 2013
    A staff person at the Willmar Regional Cancer Center lies under the linear accelerator for demonstration purposes. The machine is used to deliver radiation therapy. The cancer center at Rice Memorial Hospital is one of a widening array of services owned and operated by Willmar Medical Services, a joint venture between the city-owned hospital and Affiliated Community Medical Centers in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams
    Willmar Medical Services: Partnership leads to better, more cost-effective patient care
    When a new linear accelerator was installed in late 2011 at the Willmar Regional Cancer Center, it was a $1 million-plus investment in technology...
    News/localApril 3, 2013 - 6:00am
    February 22, 2013
    Sixth grade student Aaron Isle, 11, talks Monday at the Willmar Middle School about balancing his time between school work and his medical treatments for histiocytosis a cancer-like diseaseplay button
    Aaron Isle Battles Histiocytosis
    Sixth grade student Aaron Isle, 11, talks Monday at the Willmar Middle School about balancing his time between school work and his medical treatments...
    News/localFebruary 22, 2013 - 4:41pm
    November 6, 2012
    Wiborg is ACMC nurse practitioner
    WILLMAR -- Affiliated Community Medical Centers announces Ann Wiborg, a certified nurse practitioner, will join the Department of Pain Medicine in the ACMC-Willmar main clinic location in November. Wiborg received her master of science nursing degree from the University of Minnesota....
    News/businessNovember 6, 2012 - 12:00am
    September 4, 2012
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    HealthBeat blog: About those clinic rankings
    LifeSeptember 4, 2012 - 8:42am
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