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Category: Minnesota
University of Minnesota to host conferences on informed consent in research
The two days of conferences and training sessions are collectively titled “Frontier Issues in Research Ethics.” Professor Susan Wolf, chair of the University of Minnesota’s Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences, emphasizes the urgency of this enterprise, ” Making consent work is crucial to protecting the people generous enough to participate in research.
Are you lonesome? How Minnesota seniors are combating social isolation
… of thing.” Depression is one of the most obvious signs of loneliness. But as researchers increasingly investigate the health effects of social isolation, they’ve linked it to a host of emotional, physical and cognitive problems. Though not widely …
Give Minnesotans another good choice on their health insurance
The “individual health insurance market” is the place where Minnesotans who are not covered by other private or public plans can individually buy coverage for themselves and their families. Under federal law, the window to buy policies for 2017 closed last week.
Health insurers say they need insurance protection from big claims
In Minnesota’s individual market, health insurers can lose big money if they wind up with a disproportionate share of sick patients who rack up massive bills. Of the roughly 336,000 Minnesotans who were covered by individual plans at some point during 2015, slightly less than 2a …percent – or 5,300 people – generated roughly 40 percent of all medical bills, according to the state’s trade group for insurers.
Minnesota reports 1st child flu death of season Thursday, February…
The state Department of Health said Thursday that one child death related to influenza has been reported since the start of the flu season. Influenza is considered widespread in Minnesota, according to a weekly update.
Minnesota Reports 1st Child Flu Death Of Season
The state Department of Health said Thursday that one child death related to influenza has been reported since the start of the flu season. Influenza is considered widespread in Minnesota, according to a weekly update.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he has prostate cancer
… to Mayo next week to determine treatment for the prostate cancer. Dayton, who turns 70 on Thursday, has had other health issues since taking office in 2011. A series of back and hip surgeries have left him with a limp, though he said Tuesday he’s no …
Tick-triggered allergy surfaces in northern Minnesota
… part of the state have suddenly become severely allergic to red meat. Dr. Alaaddin Kandeel, an allergist at Essentia Health in Duluth who saw Keithley-Myers, said he’s diagnosed the same allergy in 18 patients, including 10 from northeast Minnesota …
Planned Parenthood defunding threat fires up Minnesota abortion debate
… saw donations and support skyrocket after the election. “It is utterly irresponsible to cut people off from the basic health care they need and depend on.” The move against Planned Parenthood is part of a larger congressional plan to dismantle the …
Obama’s Minnesota legacy
From a health care overhaul to student-debt relief, President Obama’s policies had a significant impact on the lives of many Minnesotans. Minnesota was an early adopter of Obama’s health care overhaul, bringing the number of uninsured residents in the state to an all-time low.
As flu cases surge, vaccinations stall
… peaks in Minnesota. There’s still time to get a flu shot, but federal data show most people haven’t bothered. Public health officials are publicizing the increase in flu cases with hopes the information will spur people to rush out for a flu shot. …
Reopened Capitol, big to-do list await Minnesota Legislature
… and the Republican-controlled Legislature to do. First up: Extend some financial help to shoppers on the individual health insurance market who face massive premium increases. Rate hikes of as much as 67 percent for those who aren’t covered through …