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The most remote emergency room: Life and death in rural America
By Eli Saslow, The Washington Post SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A flashing red light summoned Dr. Brian Skow to his third emergency of the afternoon, and he hurried to a desk in a suburban office building. He sat in front of an oversize computer monitor, which showed a live video feed from inside a hospital… -
CALS Program of MN announces new Executive Director
Ann Gihl, MA, RN, recently has been promoted to Executive Director for Comprehensive Advanced Life Support Program of Minnesota. Gihl, who was the Education Manager at CALS for more than 2 years, replaced Paul Lakeman, FACHE, in the head position in October. Lakeman led the Minneapolis-based CALS for 3 years and retired Sept. 30. “I’m… -
Free play explores end-of-life conversations
Dr. Ann McIntosh, a CALS instructor and end-of-life care professional, together with The Theater of Public Policy help bring end-of-life conversations to life in a smart and funny way to learn about something we all will deal with eventually. It is free, but you do need a ticket. Two shows on Nov. 14 in Rochester,… -
DEA data shows unusually high shipments of opioids to small-town Minnesota
By Paul Scott/Post Bulletin In late 2016, Minnesota’s office of the attorney general released an exhaustive, 67-page report on the opioid crisis in the state. Though Minnesota had been spared the worst of the epidemic — the pill mills and soaring death rates in Appalachian states, southeastern US and Ohio River Valley — opioid deaths… -
Medica to cap insulin costs for Minnesotans at $25
Written By: Paul Scott | Duluth News Tribune Beginning in January of 2020, the 6,500 diabetic patients with Medica insurance plans in Minnesota will see their insulin costs capped at $25 for every 30-day supply of insulin, the Minnetonka-based insurer announced Monday, Aug. 5. “This program is just one example of how Medica works to address the… -
Johns Hopkins locates American Indian health research hub in Duluth
Written By: John Lundy | Duluth News Tribune A prominent American Indian health researcher has left the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Duluth campus for Johns Hopkins University along with her staff of 12 people. But Melissa Walls and her team aren’t moving to Baltimore, where Johns Hopkins is based. Johns Hopkins is coming to… -
Overdose deaths drop in Minnesota
Written By: John Lundy | Duluth News Tribune The number of drug overdose deaths dropped steeply in Minnesota last year, the state Department of Health reported Tuesday. Calling the data preliminary, the health department said the number of overdose deaths in the state dropped from 733 in 2017 to 607 in 2018 — a decrease… -
You Should Hike. Here’s Why:
A stroll in the woods as short as 15 minutes leads to physiological changes such as improved heart and mental health Written By: Melinda M. Lavine | Duluth News Tribune One of the things Trista Vucetich Anderson likes about living in Duluth is access to hiking. It doesn’t have to take all day, she said,… -
Thanking her angels: Woman brought back to life 4 times, shows her appreciation
By Jennifer Kraus, Brainerd Dispatch Karla Milinovich shouldn’t be alive. She shouldn’t be able to breathe. She shouldn’t be able to walk. She shouldn’t be able to do anything she loves or hates to do. Milinovich should be dead. In fact, she died about four times nearly a year ago on July 25. She doesn’t remember… -
Minnesota’s rural hospitals are hanging on — for now
As small-town medicine faces pressure nationwide, Minnesota hospitals struggle to adapt and survive. By Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune MADELIA, MINN. – The prognosis for Madelia Community Hospital has been grim for some years now. Births are no longer scheduled here. Inpatient admissions have fallen to barely 100 per year. And the costs of patching together…