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Clinic closings will worsen Minnesota’s shortage of geriatric specialists
By Chris Serres / Star Tribune One of Minnesota’s largest hospital systems is closing Twin Cities clinics that specialize in the care of older adults, disrupting care for hundreds of senior patients and exacerbating a statewide shortage of geriatric specialists....
read moreUS medical schools see decline in rural students
BY SHAMANE MILLS | WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO Medical schools across the country have seen a sharp decline in rural students. This comes at a time when Wisconsin and other states are facing a physician shortage in sparsely populated communities. Medical school students...
read moreMalaysia reports first polio case in 27 years
AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the Asia-Pacific country in 27 years, health authorities have said. The baby boy from Tuaran in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island tested...
read moreMayo closes two more facilities, blames rural health care crisis
By Catharine Richert, MPR News Mayo Clinic recently announced it will close facilities in Springfield and Lamberton in southwestern Minnesota early next year, continuing a trend of closures and service cuts in rural areas. Mayo Clinic has closed or consolidated at...
read moreThe 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...
read moreCALS 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...
read moreFree 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...
read moreFar from care: Life with a sick baby in a rural state
By Katheryn Houghton – Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer It’s not hard for them to stay awake while most everyone else sleeps. What could happen is enough. The home nursery was dark on a recent evening other than the glow from the machine keeping the Samuelsons’...
read moreDaytime naps could help you avoid heart attacks, strokes, study says
| Written By: Najja Parker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Need an excuse to squeeze in a midday snooze? Occasional napping could help you maintain a healthy heart, according to a new report. Researchers from University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland, recently...
read moreDEA 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...
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