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    June 16, 2019
    Lija Greenseid prepares to draw insulin at her home in St. Paul, Minn. Greenseid, whose daughter has Type 1 diabetes, is organizing a group trip to Canada to buy insulin at one-tenth the U.S. cost. Photos for The Washington Post by Jenn Ackerman.
    As insulin costs soar, American diabetics drive to Canada
    As their minivan rolled north, they felt their nerves kick in - but they kept on driving. At the wheel: Lija Greenseid, a rule-abiding Minnesota...
    business/healthcare19 hours 54 min ago
    June 15, 2019
    Submitted photo LaVerne Gleason accepts the 2019 Volunteer of the Year award from the Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care at the annual conference held in April. Gleason has been a Rice Hospice volunteer in Willmar since 1996.
    Rice Hospice volunteer recognized by state organization
    WILLMAR — LaVerne Gleason has been a volunteer at Rice Hospice since 1996 and this year she has been recognized for all her years of service....
    business/healthcareJune 15, 2019 - 1:51pm
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    11 Minnesota nursing homes on federal 'secret' list of troubled facilities
    Undignified living conditions, holes in walls, a resident found wandering outside confused — those are some of the reasons federal regulators...
    business/healthcareJune 15, 2019 - 10:45am
    June 7, 2019
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Representative Dave Baker, right, speaks to a crowd Friday about the need for the new Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services hospital while State Human Services Commissioner Tony Lourey listens during the groundbreaking ceremony in Willmar.play button
    New mental health hospital for children breaks ground in Willmar
    WILLMAR — The ground is already well and truly broken at the site of what will be the new state Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health...
    business/healthcareJune 7, 2019 - 10:14pm
    June 5, 2019
    Tribune file photo The Renville County Board of Commissioners is looking to a appoint a task force including county board members and administrative staff to work with the RC Hospital and Clinics board of directors to consider proposals for affiliation from three large health care systems.
    Renville County to appoint task force for hospital affiliation
    OLIVIA — Renville County's board of commissioners will be appointing a task force to work with the RC Hospital and Clinics board of directors...
    business/healthcareJune 5, 2019 - 6:28am
    Tom Larson / Tribune The Swift County Benson Health Services board of directors unanimously voted to pursue affiliation with CentraCare Health of St. Cloud or Carris Health of Willmar.
    Swift County Benson Health Services to pursue affiliation: Negotiations underway with Carris Health, CentraCare
    BENSON — Negotiations are underway to develop an affiliation between Swift County Benson Health Services and CentraCare Health of St. Cloud...
    business/healthcareJune 5, 2019 - 6:03am
    June 4, 2019
    Nichole Klemz, director of women’s services for Sanford Health Fargo, demonstrates the use of a TytoHome medical device for recording heart beat Tuesday, June 4. The device has multiple uses and pairs with a smartphone to send recordings to a doctor for a virtual office visit. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    The doctor is always in with smartphone gadget that enables video exams from home
    FARGO — Nichole Klemz has three young children and that means frequent trips to the doctor’s office. Or at least that used to be the case....
    business/healthcareJune 4, 2019 - 7:21pm
    Jody Testaberg, propagation manager at LeafLine Labs in Cottage Grove, examines marijuana plants that will be used in the state's medical cannabis programs. Hundreds of plants are carefully cultivated in the room lit with sodium vapor lamps so bright that the workers routinely use sunglasses. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
    Minnesota medical marijuana companies lost a combined $2.4M in 2018. But they are optimistic about their future
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s two medical marijuana companies lost a combined $2.4 million in 2018, adding to years of losses that have largely...
    business/healthcareJune 4, 2019 - 6:06pm
    June 2, 2019
    ACA linked to reduced racial disparities, earlier diagnosis and treatment in cancer care
    Proponents of the embattled Affordable Care Act got additional ammunition Sunday: New research links the law to a reduction in racial disparities...
    business/healthcareJune 2, 2019 - 3:45pm
    May 28, 2019
    Columbus brought measles to the New World
    In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, bringing to the New World a bounty of wonder: coffee, horses, turnips, grapes, wine. But Columbus and his fellow explorers, in addition to importing crops and animals we now take for granted, were also the Typhoid Marys of their time. The...
    business/healthcareMay 28, 2019 - 4:10am
    Metro CreativeConnection The United States is in the midst of its largest measles outbreak in at least two decades. By mid-May, 880 cases were reported in 24 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, Minnesota has been spared. But health officials are watching the situation and encouraging vaccination to protect against the disease.
    Kandiyohi County health providers ready and alert for measles spread
    WILLMAR — Posters sprang up at Carris Health clinics this past week, bringing fresh awareness to the old disease of measles. Although...
    business/healthcareMay 28, 2019 - 4:09am
    May 14, 2019
    Bethesda, Olivia EDA to partner in senior living
    OLIVIA — Bethesda Health and Housing and the Olivia Economic Development Authority have announced a partnership for the management of Fairview...
    business/healthcareMay 14, 2019 - 10:21pm
    May 1, 2019
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    Sleeping-pill deaths prompt FDA to add strict warning for drugs
    U.S. drug regulators added a strict new warning about prescription sleeping pills like Lunesta and Ambien, after side effects were found to sometimes...
    lifestyle/healthMay 1, 2019 - 3:20pm
    An aerial photo shows the Benedictine Living Community in 2017. Forum News Service file
    Duluth nursing facility client dies after swallowing cleaner
    DULUTH - A Duluth nursing facility was responsible for maltreatment of a client who died after swallowing a chemical cleaner, according to a...
    business/healthcareMay 1, 2019 - 10:11am
    April 25, 2019
    This is an architect's sketch of Sanford's downtown Fargo medical campus with planned expansions and improvements that will be built in the coming years through investments of more than $100 million. Special to The Forum
    Sanford investing over $100M to make Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo a 'destination' for treatment
    FARGO — Sanford Health plans a major expansion of its Roger Maris Cancer Center, including the addition of bone marrow transplant and immunotherapy...
    business/healthcareApril 25, 2019 - 9:12am
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